A Cannon County subdivision suffering problems with a neighbor who won’t contain their threatening dogs aired their complaints out Saturday morning at the Cannon County Commission meeting. A few of the residents of the neighborhood approached the Commission to see if there was anything the Commission could do in order to resolve the issue. Paul Curless of Briley Circle stated that their neighbors Shawn and Lisa Hill own German Shepard dogs and even though an underground fence has been installed, it doesn’t keep the dogs from getting out and terrorizing the neighborhood. Other residents gave accounts to the commission of encounters with these dogs and have had several talks with the Hills in order to come to a solution but nothing has helped. Beverly Wheeler who also lives on Briley Circle gave several instances where her mother and her dog would be out in the subdivision walking and would pass by the Hill’s residence where the dogs would come off the Hills property and surround the mother and their dog. Other residents gave similar instances about the dogs.
Although the Cannon County Commission could not do anything about the issue, the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department can. Sheriff’s deputies have filed a report although no tickets or arrests have been made. Sheriff Darrell Young advised the residents to call the Sheriff’s Department immediately once they see the dogs off the property and at that point citations can be written to the owners of the animals.
In actions of the Cannon County Commission. The Commission voted to establish a new debt service fund for education. A new fund for Medical Insurance. Approved budget amendments for the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department, Senior Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Expense Fund, Sheriff’s Litter Pickup, and Department Commissary Fund.
The Commission tabled Resolution 2016-2 which is a resolution to support Governor Bill Haslam’s Insure Tennessee Initiative.
