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Page 1 of 1 <br />Marie Gallo <br />From: Cody Eaton [cody@galeswestlake.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 10:09 AM <br />To: gallom@North-Olmsted.com <br />Subject: Members of the North Olmsted City Councils <br />To All the Members of the North Olmsted City Council: <br />I am no longer a resident of North Olmsted but lived there for more than seven years, <br />however, I got my two wonderful dogs from a breeder who is currently residing in your city. <br />Not only is she a wonderful breeder who takes care of her dogs and property, she is an <br />asset to your community as a professional. And define breeder...) think of someone who <br />is AKC registered, who has licensed their kennel name, who breeds one specific breed. <br />Are you including the "backyard breeders" who mix breeds to turn a buck? Are you talking <br />about the breeders who have litter, after litter...sometimes 4-7 a year? Because my <br />breeder never has more than 1 or 2 litters a year. She is responsible. She breeds to better <br />the breed. She is ethical. She has a waiting list of people who would love to receive one of <br />her pups. Stop and think before you pass an ordinance like this. You may be forcing good <br />breeders and hard working individuals who pay their property taxes out of your city. <br />What is this ordinance being based on? How many complaints have there been? Is this <br />because of one "breeder"? Is this another case of the squeaky wheel gets the oil? With <br />so many things going on in North Olmsted like problems in schools (which is why we <br />moved out), the state of the roads, and the closing of so many businesses; why is this an <br />emergency? I feel as if you have your priorities out of line. Why punish all because one or <br />two have created a problem? Why not instead put into place a violations code, if a breeder <br />violates said ordinances then they will be forced into a situation of having one pair of <br />breeding dogs per acre. The fact that you are doing this to someone after they have <br />purchased property in your city is ridiculous. Many of them can't just buy more acres to <br />meet the required acreage to have more than one breeding female. Please don't punish <br />good people because a few are irresponsible. When did government...local, state and <br />federal decide that they have to run the citizens paying their salaries lives? If this passes, I <br />will not consider moving to North Olmsted again. I don't want to live somewhere where this <br />kind of ordinance is considered an emergency when I know there are very real problems. <br />Sincerely, <br />Aleasha Eaton <br />9/7/2010 <br />