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Eegular Meeting April 25, 1977 Page 6 Delores Benson stood up and wanted to know what the lies were that had been told at the hearing. Mrs. Van Odegaard said that Mr. Morelyhad said that the dogs barked three times on Easter Sunday. This particular neighbor was up at that time and could equally hear the dogs, and since this has started, they made a point to listen. She said they did not bark three times. They barked once. She said that Mr. Morely had made the statement that the Greiners could not sell their house because of the dog situation. However, it was felt byVan Odegaards that the turkeys, the rabbits and banged up doors could be a contributing factor as to why they did not sell. Mrs. Van Odegaard said if they were in violation of the ordinance that the city council should have informed them. Instead they received a letter saying they were in violation and had ten days to dispose of their animals. They took five dogs, worth several hundred dollars, to the vet and had them put to sleep, only to learn later that they were not in violation. Nr. Van Odegaard said they were already looking at land to build a house but said it woad be so difficult to move in 30 days and are Just asking for a little time to build a house and sell their other house. He said if he can do it in 30 days, hew ill, but if he can't, he just can't. Mr. Tillery said it is not them (Van Odegaards) they object to, and doesn't want to see them move, but to comply with the dog ordinance. Mrs. Benson said the objectionable thing about the 90 days is going through the whole summer again with the dogs. Attorney Geurwttz said that they were not in violation of the ordinance which referred to a commercial operation and thought that at first they were in violation and applied for a conditional use permit. They reviewed the ordinance and told Van 0degarrds there was no need to apply for a kennel license because this ordinance did not apply to them. The attorney explained there has been some waivering of the neighbors in their feelings about this. Many signed a petition to grant the conditional use permit. Mrs. Van Odegaard said that there were not all these neighbors when they moved in and they were sort of assured at the time of buying their house that they could maybe buy more land later. It was stated by Mayor Cox that there were complaints registered in ci~ hall during the year after Mr. Morelymoved in. Mr. Tillery said that he did not know when he bought his lot about the dogs. His real estate agent never told them, or he would not have bought the house. Nayor Cox addressed Mrs. Van Odegaard explaining that whether it be one dog, thirty dogs, or even children, they can all cause confusion and upset. He said we don't want this in the city and would like to see some way of solving this tonight that would not cause an additional expense or trouble to the neighbors. He said he would like to see it accomplished without additional discussions, hearings, or law suits that take up time and could create