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TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Building Official <br />Complaint on Blaine-Midway <br /> <br /> June 5, 1978 <br /> <br />Mr. John Skelbred of Burns Township phoned on June 5, 1978, With <br />a complaint about Blaine-Midway All Pets. He was referred to Bill <br />Goodrich as he is the Acting City Administrator. <br /> <br />Bill Goodrich phoned back and asked that we check into it. Mrs. <br />Ruth DuShane of the Animal Humane Society was phoned and sire told <br />us the only way to solve the problem with Blaine-Midway was to <br />get the Vets in the area together and go out there and talk to <br />Mr. Greg Wax. (They have also received numerous complaints on <br />Blaine-Midway). Also, the Vets could tell Mr. Wax what he had to <br />do to shape the kennsl up so dogs wouldn't be contacting and <br />spreading diseases (like Kennel Cough - as Mr. Skelbred claims <br />his dog has contacted from Blaine-Midway). If he doesn't make <br />any attempts to combat this problem, Mrs. DuShane said. we should <br />threaten Mr. Wax with either cancelling his contract, non-renew of <br />his contract or non-payment of his bill. <br /> <br />I then called Dr. Brunnell of the Anoka West Pet Hospital. He In- <br />formed me that this problem goes back a long time. He has talked <br />to other Vets in the area and he feels the only way to combat the <br />problem is to boycott the place and not pay him until tire place is <br />straightened up. Dr. Brunnell did say he would call Greg Wax and <br />talk to him one more time and tell him he's acting on a request <br />from the City Hall and hopes that maybe this will do some good. <br />He did say this was all he would do as he has tried many times <br />with no avail. Also, he stated that if all the municipalities in <br />the area do this and stick to it then we could be effective in <br />solving this problem. <br /> <br />Having never been to Blaine-Midway I don't'know what the Conditions <br />are there personally. I know that we have received many complaints <br />about the conditions of the kennels and Dr. Brunnell stated to me <br />that he receives a ton of them every day. <br /> <br />In the event this fails then the only recourse we have left is to <br />not renew his contract or hold payment of his bill until conditions <br />are brought up to a better standard or one that is acceptable to <br />the Vets in the area. <br /> <br />CRB:sb <br /> <br /> <br />