In what he said was likely the first time in four years, Mayor Rick Dodd broke a 4-4 tie during a Portage Common Council meeting Thursday at the city municipal building, casting the deciding “yes” vote that updated a city animal ordinance.
Mayor Dodd breaks tie as Portage council disagrees on animal at-large ordinance
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Council member Mike Charles, who also serves as chair of the Legislative and Regulatory Committee that drafted the animal at-large ordinance, explains Thursday during the Portage Common Council meeting that specific language "is there so that there's some teeth for the law" to hold accountable people who aren't caring for their animals as fellow council member Martin Havlovic listens.
City resident Ryan Novander tells council members Thursday that Portage needs a law to hold owners accountable when animals attack while on the loose on either public property or trespassing, but said he doesn't feel fear when dogs are kept restrained on private property regardless of the method of restraint.
Opposition to a proposed city of Portage ordinance banning electronic fences as the only measure to keep animals in yards led to an addition m…
It was just one sentence in an ordinance set for approval in an otherwise agreeable Portage Common Council meeting.
Portage Common Council members agreed to a number of companies’ separate offers to complete work at Pauquette Park during a meeting Thursday a…
Road projects and traffic concerns dominated Mayor Rick Dodd’s quarterly listening session Wednesday at the city municipal building.
Director of Public Works Aaron Jahncke told Portage Common Council members Thursday that work on the Portage Canal project continues as the ci…
Before a week passed, Portage Common Council member Mike Charles had reconsidered his plans to end his tenure as an alderman.
As the Jan. 5 deadline to file nomination papers to run for local office approaches, two members of the Portage Common Council announced they …
