Proposal to ban Pit Bulls 06/13/2007 08:04:10 PM MDT
At a City Council and county Commissioners Court meeting, members discussed banning Pit Bulls. Jesse Miller, who runs a nonprofit animal rescue service and shelter, propose that Pit Bulls be banned from the city."We have a serious pit bull problem in this community," Miller said, "and it's going to take a couple more kids to get killed ... before you say, 'You know what? We've got to do something." "Pit bulls ... are associated with drug dealers and gang members. People that have pit bulls in our community shouldn't have them." Asked if the city could ban pit bulls, Galvan said it can and that he would support it. "As a home rule city, you can pass any ordinance you want until it is challenged in court," Galvan said. http://www.elpasotimes.com/breakingnews/ci_6134196 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contacts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mayor John Cook: http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/mayor/default.asp District 1 - Ann Morgan Lilly http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district1/ District 2 - Susie Byrd http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district2/ District 3 - J. Alexandro Lozano http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district3/ District 4 - Melina Castro http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district4/ District 5 - Presi Ortega http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district5/ District 6 - Eddie Holguin Jr. http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district6/ District 7 - Steve Ortega http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district7/ District 8 - Beto O'Rourke http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/district8/ City Manager and Deputies: City Manager - Joyce Wilson http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/city_manager/default.asp Quality of Life Services - Deborah G. Hamlyn http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/city_manager/DCM_ql.asp Financial & Administrative Services - William F. Studer Jr. http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/city_manager/DCM_AS.asp Development & Infrastructure Services - Patricia D. Adauto http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/city_manager/DCM_ID.asp