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Just received this as a forward…please consider sending a (polite) message to the proper authorities!

The following letter was recently sent to College Park, GA residents in their water bills. There was no notice that such an ordinance was being discussed much less passed. It is crucial that citizens of the city of College Park, GA express their condemnation of the ordinance, especially dog owners!

CITY OF COLLEGE PARK
P. 0. BOX 87137 COLLEGE PARK. GA 30337 – 404/767-1537
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 21, 201 1
TO: City Residents
FROM: The Department of Public Works

SUBJECT: Certificate of Registration for Potentially Dangerous DogBeginning July 1, 2011 the City of College Park will commence enforcing its Potentially Dangerous Dog Ordinance. Owners of potentially dangerous dogs must register their dogs with the City Clerk’s Office. City Ordinance Section 4-25(a) states as follows: The owner of a dangerous dog or a potentially dangerous dog must secure a certificate of registration in accordance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. j 4-8-25, and obtain from the City, and place upon the dog a special identification tag.

Residents can obtain a registration form from the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall, 3667 Main Street, or download the form at the City’s website, http://www.collegeparkga.com/. Registration forms can be submitted in person or by mail to the City Clerk’s Office. A processing fee of $25.00 (cash or check) and a photo(s) of your dog must accompany the registration form upon submittal.

Once registration forms have been processed a certificate of registration and identification tag will be mailed to you. The identification tag must be worn by your dog at all times.

Listed below are the breeds of dogs required to be registered:

Pit Bull
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Rottweiler
Doberman
German Shepherd

For additional information please contact the City Clerks Office at (404) 669-3754, or the Department of Public Works (404) 669-3778.

Also, a Special Called Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of College Park will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at College Park City Hall in the City Council Chambers located at 3667 Main Street in College Park, Georgia for the following purposes:

1. To discuss FY 2011-2012 Budget and Adoption of Budget

2. Other Issues

Not sure if those “other issues” mean they will discuss this ordinance, but it wouldn’t hurt for well mannered and well spoken pit bull, rottweiler, doberman and German Shepard owners to show up and express their opinions on this ordinance. I’ll be there, because this is too close to home for my comfort.

If you cannot attend the meeting please write your POLITE letters to the following email addresses:

Mayor: Jack P. Longino jlongino@collegeparkga.com