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Bethea, Skip <br /> From: Zac & Nancy Zorn [nzzorn2@kona.net] <br /> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 5:06 PM <br /> <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> <br /> Cc: Miwa, Amy; Lilian Beaufrere ;tc~ eiveu <br /> <br /> Subject: Testimony 'Im~e ~ /I gy.__~?~ <br /> I M~A.__../ ~1a.,.. ~ <br /> Importance: High <br /> I am submitting testimony for Communication 22.1, Bill 4... <br /> Dear Council and Committee Members, <br /> My name is Nancy Zorn. As President of the Kona Paradise Property Owners Association, I became involved with the <br /> <br /> Animal Control Task Force through Neighborhood Watch and Solutions. Numerous, serious problems within my <br /> community and lack of response from the Police Department and Humane Society prompted my task force choice. <br /> I am sure you will hear the stories of atrocities (related to animal control) that take place daily on our island, and I <br /> <br /> won't waste your time with more stories. The bottom line is this, we need to find solutions to these problems. Frustration <br /> <br /> within my community has reached the boiling point largely because of the widespread belief that the enforcement agencies <br /> <br /> will not assist or enforce. As a result, people are taking matters into their own hands thereby inflicting needless cruelty. It <br /> is only a matter of time before someone sues the neglecting agency or seeks retribution. This is a time bomb about to <br /> explode. <br /> <br /> The Animal Control Task Force recognized weaknesses in the current animal control ordinances which either <br /> prevented timely enforcement or made them not worth prosecuting. I recognize this current draft is not perfect, but it's a <br /> start. I expect that we will continue to review and change the ordinances to address any deficiencies. The residents of <br /> this island need relief now. We have worked for two years on the document that is before you today. Please do not make <br /> us wait. I humbly ask that you adopt these proposed changes. <br /> <br /> Thank You, <br /> Nancy Zorn <br /> Chair, Animal Control Task Force <br /> Comm. No. Z <br /> Ref. To: Pre~eat <br /> Ref. Late <br /> i <br /> <br />