ATTENTION ALL WASHOE COUNTY HORSE OWNERS………

by Shirley Sepulveda
ONCE AGAIN, A FEW ARE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE RIGHTS OF MANY…..   THE MANY BEING HORSE OWNERS THROUGHOUT WASHOE COUNTY……

ON MAY 12, 1998, TUESDAY, THE WASHOE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS VOTING ON A RESOLUTION TO SEVERLY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF HORSES AND OTHER LIVESTOCK ON RESIDENTIAL LAND. THIS IS COUNTY WIDE AND UNLESS YOU WANT TO HAVE TO SELL OFF YOUR HORSES OR MOVE, IT IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. THIS RESOLUTION ALSO DOES AWAY WITH THE GRANDFATHERING PROVISION.

IT BEGINS AT 5:15PM AT THE WASHOE COUNTY COMPLEX AT NINTH STREET AND WELLS AVENUE.

Publishers Note:
Please call before the May 12th meeting of the Washoe County Department of Community Development - Michael Harper, AICP (702) 328-3604 - for a Copy of the Resolution
Subject: Resolution: Number of Livestock and Poultry Permitted on Residential Lots
Call for copy of of the Resolution Initiating an Amende\ment of the Washoe County Code, Article 306 of Chapter 110 (Development Code) to limit the number of Livestock.
For Results from the Meeting - RESULTS

IF THIS PASSES, WE WILL LOSE 30% TO 40% OF THE DOMESTIC HORSES IN WASHOE COUNTY. THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT FEED AND TACK STORES, HORSESHOERS, TRAINERS, AND VETERNARIANS. NOT TO MENTION THE EVENT CENTERS THAT COUNT ON THESE HORSES TO SHOW UP AT EQUINE EVENTS.

IF PASSED, IT ALSO LAYS THE GROUNDWORK TO TOTALLY ZONE HORSES OUT OF THE COUNTY IN THE UPCOMING YEARS.

CHANGING THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS ALLOWED WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. CHANGING THE LAWS THAT GOVERN ANIMAL CONTROL AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILL.

THIS WILL BE PASSED UNLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US GO TO THIS MEETING AND DEMAND TO BE HEARD!!

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