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REGION Thursday, October 22, 2015 East Oregonian IRRIGON Page 3A PENDLETON Fire destroys motor home, no injuries Roberts gets longer leash for dealing with dangerous dogs Was not a full- WLPHUHVLGHQFH By SEAN HART East Oregonian )LUH¿JKWHUV SUHYHQWHG D EOD]HLQDSDUNHGPRWRUKRPH IURPVSUHDGLQJWRRWKHUVWUXF- tures in Irrigon Wednesday afternoon. 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Candidates also QHHGWRDSSO\RQOLQH EHIRUHWKHHYHQWDWZZZ FRQDJUDIRRGVFDUHHUVFRP Memorial fountain project seeks donations ,21(²$PHPRULDO fund established at Ione &RPPXQLW\6FKRROLQKRQRU RI:\DWW$OHNVDLVVHHNLQJ donations to install a water IRXQWDLQLQWKHVHYHQWK JUDGHU¶VPHPRU\ $OHNVDGLHG)HE in Ione. 7RPDNHDGRQDWLRQ PDLOFRQWULEXWLRQVWR:\DWW $OHNVD0HPRULDO)XQG32 %R[,RQH25 )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ FDOO'LDQD0F(OOLJRWWRU 6WHIDQLH6SLYH\DW 7131. ²²² Briefs are compiled from staff and wire reports, and press releases. Email press releases to news@ eastoregonian.com The Pendleton City &RXQFLO DSSURYHG DQ DPHQGPHQWWRWKHFLW\¶VGRJ control ordinance that will JLYH WKH SROLFH FKLHI DQG PXQLFLSDO FRXUW PRUH VD\ ZKHQ LW FRPHV WR GHDOLQJ with dangerous dogs. 7KH QHZ DQG UHYLVHG ODQJXDJH LQ WKH ODZ JLYHV WKH SROLFH FKLHI PRUH GLVFUHWLRQ LQ GHWHUPLQLQJ the dangerousness of a dog, UHPRYHV WKH FLW\ PDQDJHU IURP WKH DSSHDOV SURFHVV DQG JLYHV WKH ¿QDO DSSHDO GHFLVLRQ WR WKH PXQLFLSDO court instead of the city council. In addition, the ordi- QDQFHJLYHVWKHSROLFHFKLHI the authority to ban the PRVW GDQJHURXV GRJV IURP the city. Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts wrote in an HPDLO :HGQHVGD\ WKDW WKH HIIRUW WR DPHQG WKH ODZ FDPH DERXW ZKHQ &LW\ 0DQDJHU 5REE &RUEHWW DVNHG&LW\$WWRUQH\1DQF\ .HUQV WR ORRN LQWR WKH DSSHDOVSURFHVV ³&RQVHTXHQWO\ LW ZDV D JRRG WLPH WR FKDQJH ODQJXDJH DSSURYHG E\ WKH FRXQFLO VHYHUDO \HDUV DJR´ he wrote. “For instance, current language instructs PH WR VHL]H DQG HXWKDQL]H GRJV WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKH\ ELWH D SHUVRQ RU LQMXUHNLOO D GRPHVWLFDWHG DQLPDO $ QXPEHU RI ³ELWHV´ WKDW , UHYLHZ GR QRW HYHQ EUHDN WKHVNLQ<HWLI,IROORZWKH ordinance those dogs are to EHHXWKDQL]HG´ $V LW LV 5REHUWV VSHQGV D ORW RI WLPH GHDOLQJ ZLWK dangerous dogs, with 75 canines currently under FODVVL¿HG XQGHU WKH IRXU GDQJHU OHYHOV WKDW FRXOG lead to euthanasia. 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