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Joy Bishop, left, speaks with Jennifer Durbin and her husband, Paul Durbin, at a city council meeting Monday in Commerce City. Bishop, whose Boston terrier was attacked by a pit bull and a pit bull mix, supports a proposed ordinance that would ban pit bulls. The Durbins, who own a pit bull, oppose the idea. The council had put the proposal on the schedule for Monday's meeting, but delayed discussion until a public hearing set for Aug. 15.
Ruling delayed on pit bull ban
By Jolie Breeden, Rocky Mountain News
August 2, 2005
Commerce City residents expecting a final verdict on a proposed pit bull ban were disappointed Monday when the city council postponed a decision on the issue until Aug. 15 at the earliest.
About 125 people packed into the council's makeshift chambers at the Commerce City Recreation Center Monday night.
"There are issues why we continued this," Mayor Sean Ford said.
The council wants to further research sections of the ordinance dealing with liability insurance and registration, and will also review the current vicious dog ordinance, according to a news release issued by the city late Monday afternoon.
Before the meeting, City Manager Perry Van Deventer recommended the council scrap the emergency status of the ordinance and schedule a public hearing.
The emergency ordinance was originally suggested by the mayor to prevent Denver residents from moving to Commerce City to legally register their pit bulls under the proposed ordinance's grandfather clause for existing dogs.
Opponents of the ban gathered before the meeting to protest the measure. Although news of a possible postponement circulated through the group, most still attended the meeting to be sure the discussion would indeed be delayed.
Because a public hearing is planned for Aug. 15, those who came to voice their opinion weren't allowed to speak at Monday's meeting.
"We can't respond by you setting an agenda and then you come and tell us we can't talk," Guillermo Serna told the council. "I can't be at (the Aug. 15) meeting and I would like to be heard." Copyright 2005, Rocky Mountain News. All Rights Reserved.
Judy Walgren © News
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Joy Bishop, left, speaks with Jennifer Durbin and her husband, Paul Durbin, at a city council meeting Monday in Commerce City. Bishop, whose Boston terrier was attacked by a pit bull and a pit bull mix, supports a proposed ordinance that would ban pit bulls. The Durbins, who own a pit bull, oppose the idea. The council had put the proposal on the schedule for Monday's meeting, but delayed discussion until a public hearing set for Aug. 15.
Ruling delayed on pit bull ban
By Jolie Breeden, Rocky Mountain News
August 2, 2005
Commerce City residents expecting a final verdict on a proposed pit bull ban were disappointed Monday when the city council postponed a decision on the issue until Aug. 15 at the earliest.
About 125 people packed into the council's makeshift chambers at the Commerce City Recreation Center Monday night.
"There are issues why we continued this," Mayor Sean Ford said.
The council wants to further research sections of the ordinance dealing with liability insurance and registration, and will also review the current vicious dog ordinance, according to a news release issued by the city late Monday afternoon.
Before the meeting, City Manager Perry Van Deventer recommended the council scrap the emergency status of the ordinance and schedule a public hearing.
The emergency ordinance was originally suggested by the mayor to prevent Denver residents from moving to Commerce City to legally register their pit bulls under the proposed ordinance's grandfather clause for existing dogs.
Opponents of the ban gathered before the meeting to protest the measure. Although news of a possible postponement circulated through the group, most still attended the meeting to be sure the discussion would indeed be delayed.
Because a public hearing is planned for Aug. 15, those who came to voice their opinion weren't allowed to speak at Monday's meeting.
"We can't respond by you setting an agenda and then you come and tell us we can't talk," Guillermo Serna told the council. "I can't be at (the Aug. 15) meeting and I would like to be heard." Copyright 2005, Rocky Mountain News. All Rights Reserved.