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Residents oppose proposed dog ordinance changes; board tables action until attorney review
Summary
Seven residents spoke at open forum opposing proposed changes to the township dog ordinance; the board voted to table the ordinance and said it will wait for advice from the attorney before responding.
Seven residents urged the Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors not to change the township’s dog ordinance during the meeting’s open forum. Chair Mike Helman told attendees they could comment but said "the board would not respond until next meeting," and the board voted to table the proposed dog ordinance changes pending further communication from the township attorney.
The public comments were recorded during the open forum after the board reopened the meeting at 7:25 p.m. The board approved an amended agenda that included adding nuisance complaints under new business and explicitly tabled the dog ordinance discussion. The minutes record that seven residents spoke against the board making any changes to the ordinance; no formal amendment or vote on substantive ordinance language occurred at this meeting.
