The INDEPENDENT, October 17, 2002
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Property owner given 10 days clean up garbage and fire hazards
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be disturbed. Additionally, he
told council, he is required by
state law to board any animal
suspected of having rabies. He
said that he had provided ken
neling for 20 to 30 dogs over
the last year.
Jack Leitl and Carol Ford
spoke in favor of the kennel.
Both said that Vrendenburg’s
service had provided a place to
board animals when they were
unable to find an alternative,
and they felt it was an important
community service.
Herbert Bryant, a resident
one house away from BVS,
said he has been forced to
wear earplugs at night and is
still unable to sleep because of
noise echoing out of the tin
building into the street. Accord
ing to Bryant, the dogs barked
“all night long.” In a letter to the
council, he wrote “In the past
we’ve always had the option of
talking to our neighbors about
their barking dogs or, if neces
sary, reporting it to the proper
authorities.” Bryant empha
sized his unwillingness to listen
to noise for somebody's profit
or so somebody can do a favor.
Following the hearing, May
or Bob Orlowski reminded
councilors that the purpose of
the hearing was to determine
whether a violation of the zon
ing ordinance had occurred. In
response to council questions,
Won explained that some ar
eas, such as the boarding of
strays on a temporary basis,
were gray areas in the code but
that long term use as a kennel
was clearly prohibited. Council
voted unanimously to deny the
appeal and Mayor Orlowski told
Vrendenburg that he must dis
continue the operation of the
kennel.
Nuisance abatement
Police Chief Daryl Crandall
gave the staff report for the
second hearing, concerning
failure to abate a public nui
sance at 140 Depot Street.
Crandall provided photos of the
property, taken about a year
ago and again the day before
the hearing, to illustrate some
of the abandoned trailers and
piles of garbage that attract ro
dents, raccoons and cats. Ac
cording to SWATCO, Crandall
said, the property has not had
garbage service for three
years. He told council that he
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has been called to the resi
dence several times because
of suspected prowlers that
turned out to be animals. Tall
grass and weeds on the prop
erty also create a fire hazard.
Neither the property owner
nor the renter was present at
the hearing. According to Cran
dall, the owner would like to
clean up the property and has
issued an eviction notice to the
Banks Fire
District # 1 3
Abbreviations: EMS, Emer
gency Medical Service; MVA,
Motor Vehicle Accident
SEPTEMBER 2002
Sept 1 - MVA
Sept 2 - Brush fire
EMS Assist
Sept 3 - EMS Assist
Sept 5 - MVA
Sept 6 - Barn Fire
MVA
EMS Assist
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MVA
Sept 7
EMS Assist
Sept 8 - Illegal Burn
Sept 9 - EMS Assist
Sept 11 - Residential fire
EMS Assist
Sept 14 - MVA (2)
Sept 15 - Life Flight, Land
Sept 17 - EMS Assist
Sept 18 - EMS Assist (2)
Sept 19 - EMS Assist
Sept 21 - Illegal burn
Sept 22 - EMS Assist (2)
Sept 25 - Car Fire & allergies
Sept 26 - Illegal burn
Sept 27 - EMS Assist
Sept 28 - MVA
Sept 29 - Illegal burn (2)
Smoke Investigation
Sept 30 - Illegal burn (4)
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renter.
Jack Leitl, present at the
meeting to speak to council
about BVS, also testified as the
next-door neighbor, telling
council that he is fearful of the
fire hazard to his house, only a
few feet away from the high
grass, and that he often sees
rats, cats and raccoons. He
said that high water carries
some of the garbage on to his
property and that the smell
from piling up or burning dia
pers and other garbage is often
overwhelming.
Council unanimously de
clared the property a nuisance
and gave the property owner
ten days to remove the high
weeds and garbage. If the
property is not cleaned up the
city can abate the nuisance at
the owner’s expense.
In other business:
• Public Works Superinten
dent Tim Grossnickle reported
that the contractor is nearing
completion of work on the slow
sand filter. Grossnickle has
been able to greatly reduce the
costs of installing monitoring
devices, which paid for comput
er controlled equipment to
monitor water levels. This will
allow more precise pump oper
ations and reduce operating
costs.
• Ray Deeth, president of the
Banks Historical Society, in
formed the council that copies
of documents that complement
the city’s original charter are
available, and that the Banks
Chamber of Commerce has re
ceived funding for an historical
researcher who will be in the
area for the next year.
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