A public hearing for proposed amendments to the Town of Superior’s Barking Dog Ordinance is set to take place at the Town Council Meeting tonight, although it is recommended to be reset for a later date.
The scheduled public hearing is set to take place during the meeting which begins at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, located a 3 N. Main Street in Superior. The meeting agenda notes a recommendation to reset the public hearing for August 24th. The agenda also notes a recommendation to table the vote for the ordinance until the August 24th meeting.
The public hearing was previously scheduled to take place on July 27th, but was canceled due to a lack of a quorum.
The proposed amendment to the Barking Dog Ordinance would allow for the chief of police and/or a municipal judge to have a noisy animal destroyed or relocated if that is the only option to prevent the animal from making excessive noise.
The ordinance would also allow a fine of up to $750 for anyone with an excessively noisy animal.
Under the current ordinance, the owner of a dog who makes excessive noise could be fined up to $250 for a first offense and up to $750 for a subsequent offense after receiving notice from an animal control officer or other peace officer.
The Mayor of Superior previously provided a statement to Wyo4News that she would not vote in favor of the amendments. Click here to see Mayor Rhonda Roe Miller’s statement on the ordinance and to see the exact wording of the proposed changes.
In addition to the Barking Dog Ordinance, an ordinance regarding the closure and regulation of town parks is also set to be discussed during the public hearing. The public hearing on this ordinance is also recommended to be reset for August 24th, as is the vote on the ordinance.
The town parks ordinance proposes that the Town Code be modified to read as follows:
7-3-1: Park Regulation
The Town Council may regulate and govern the use of any and all parks within the Town by Resolution, including, but not limited to setting usage fees and restrictions, and closing all or portions of any park. If the Mayor determined an emergency exists which endangers the health, safety or property of the Town of the public, the Mayor may temporarily close or otherwise regulate a park until the emergency abates or the council can act at the next meeting. Failure to comply with an authorized park restriction constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
See the agenda for tonight’s meeting below:
