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Residents press council on animal scanning, neighborhood watches and utility billing
Summary
Public commentators urged the city to provide microchip scanners for found animals, promoted neighborhood‑watch activities and reported a billing error that city staff corrected; council thanked speakers and said staff would follow up.
Multiple residents used the public‑comment period on March 16 to raise community concerns and local initiatives.
Ellen Cotillo (4817 Southeast 19th Street) asked the city to enable animal microchip scanning so lost animals can be reunited with owners instead of being dumped or taken to an overcrowded shelter. Cotillo offered to host free scanning at her home and to organize donation drives for the shelter, saying she had…
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