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Resident urges action after repeated dog incidents, says police declined to issue violations
Summary
A local resident recounted multiple encounters with an unattended pit bull and accused Princeton police and Chief Kammer of refusing to enforce nuisance-dog ordinances and a prior demand letter; the speaker urged the council to hold officials accountable and called for resignation.
At the start of public comment, resident Kent (S7) told the council he has repeatedly experienced an unattended pit bull that entered his property and once jumped into his car; he said he reported the incidents to Princeton Police and that Chief Kammer declined to issue violations. Kent said the council had previously issued a severe demand letter more than a year earlier but that no fines or enforcement followed and that city officials had been negligent.
Kent pressed the council to acknowledge the lack of enforcement and demanded accountability. He told the council, "You should resign," and said the failure to issue the $100-per-day fines in ordinance language had allowed the property to remain a nuisance. The meeting record shows no formal council response or policy action taken during the public comment period; the mayor limited the speaker to his time and the council moved on to other items.
