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Council deems two dogs "vicious" after public hearings on repeated bites
Summary
After two public hearings under animal-control ordinance section 4-19, the council voted to deem the animals associated with Renee Coyle and Benjamin D. Wheeler as vicious, following officer testimony about repeated bite incidents and prior reports dating back to 2023.
The Cascade City Council held two public hearings on March 23 under animal-control ordinance section 4-19 and voted to deem two animals "vicious" following testimony about repeated bite incidents.
At the first hearing, Officer Tyler—who said he took the call—described a severe bite to a child and cited prior incidents in 2023 involving other neighbors. The officer and other witnesses told the council the dog had bitten multiple people over several years. After public testimony the council voted to deem the animal vicious.
A second hearing involved a dog owned by Benjamin D. Wheeler at 510 Cleveland Street SW. Officer Tyler said the dog had escaped under a chain-link fence and bit people on two occasions; the owner told the council he was scheduling a higher fence and other repairs but the incident occurred again before work was complete. The council again voted to deem the animal vicious.
Council actions were taken after officer testimony established multiple documented incidents and after the council closed each public hearing. The council’s declarations do not, in themselves, specify next-step enforcement actions in the transcript; staff said civil enforcement and county-recorded restrictions may be relevant.
