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Committee denies appeal of excess-animal permit for Green Bay resident Tina Doxater; case to go to Common Council Aug. 18
Summary
After testimony from humane and police officers and a lengthy presentation by appellant Tina Doxater, the P and P committee voted to deny her appeal of a previously revoked excess-animal permit; the denial is being forwarded as a recommendation to the Common Council for final action on Aug. 18.
The P and P committee voted on Aug. 3 to deny an appeal by Tina Doxater of a decision that revoked her excess-animal permit to keep three dogs at 408 Columbia Avenue. Committee members cited inspection findings, prior enforcement and neighborhood complaints as the basis for upholding the denial and forwarding the matter to the Common Council for final determination on Aug. 18.
Humane enforcement and community police officers described repeated problems at the property. A humane officer testified the excess-animal permit "has been denied due to exterior and interior living conditions," citing accumulated dog waste, inspection-code violations and what the officer described as a 588-square-foot lot too small to safely house three dogs. Community police officer Shelly Castor told the committee she documented feces in various stages of decomposition during a July 20 follow-up visit and said pest-control measures were later hired.
Doxater told the committee she filed timely appeal paperwork and said she did not receive clear notice of the April 27 hearing; she presented emails, character statements and medical information indicating recent surgeries and mobility limitations. She described steps she and family members had taken since the enforcement action, including scheduling spay surgery for one dog, hiring pest control and reseeding the yard. "I wanna thank you for a chance to fight for my family once more," Doxater said when the floor was reopened for her testimony.
Committee members acknowledged Doxater's personal and medical circumstances but raised concerns about neighborhood safety and longstanding compliance problems. Members referred to written notes from the housing inspector indicating prior open violations, two prior orders to reduce the number of dogs and a municipal citation for failure to comply. After hearing testimony from officers who said the housing inspector reported substantial compliance on several items but that ground cover and prior citations remained relevant, a motion to deny the appeal passed by voice vote.
The committee's denial is a recommendation only; the Common Council will take a final vote on the appeal at its Aug. 18 meeting in the same building at 6:00 p.m., and any license issuance would occur only after the Council's decision and completion of clerk's office requirements.
