City to consider dog limit
Two items of new business at the City of Swainsboro became the first readings of modifications to city ordinances Monday. The City Council approved a recommendation of the Animal Control Committee to limit dog ownership to 5 adult canines, that’s dogs older than 90 days, and that kennels and places where dogs are kept must be 25 feet away from any neighbor’s property. The committee, made up of council members Johnny Ray Stafford and Rita Faulkner, met with Sheri Watt of the Animal Shelter and Police Chief Randy Ellison to discuss the changes.
Also approved were changes to the Coin Operated Amusement Device ordinance to comply with new state regulations. These will require the registration of certain game machines and a limit of 6 at any one location.
Both of these items will be read again at April’s meeting of the Swainsboro Mayor and City Council and are scheduled for a public hearing and final vote on May 5th.
In other business, Council approved a request from American Cancer Society representatives to close Robert Shaw and Green Streets near Patriot Square from around 5:30 p.m. to after midnight on June 6th for the Relay for Life event that will be held downtown this year. And with paperwork now in order, Council agreed to advertise the application of Wheeler Morris Drake for beer and wine consumption on premises at 112 South Central Street.
The city approved an expense of $20,111 for a Local Limits study for Industrial Pretreatment of waste water. There have been recent reductions in local industry and upgrades to water treatment, but the city was unable to receive an exemption from the study. The last research of this type was done 19 years ago.