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PAOLA â The Paola City Council has decided to lift the cityâs ban on the pit bull dog breed and instead focus on encouraging good pet ownership by increasing the penalties for code violations associated with unregistered animals.
The vote took place during the Dec. 8 council meeting, but the discussion began back in the spring of 2018 when Paola residents Shannon and Eric Czepcinski asked the council members to lift the cityâs ban against pit bulls and replace it with a ban against dangerous animals.
In July of 2018, the council unanimously voted to keep the cityâs ban on pit bulls in place.
PAOLA â The Paola City Council now officially has a new member, although itâs someone who is no stranger to the position.
LeAnne Shields was sworn into the Ward 4 council seat during the Tuesday, Dec. 8, council meeting. Trent Upshaw was also sworn back into his Ward 2 seat.
Itâs been 14 years since Shields was last on the council, but she defeated Ward 4 incumbent Aaron Nickelson in the Nov. 3 general election by a count of 414 to 314 votes. There were six write-ins.
Upshaw was running unopposed to retain his Ward 2 seat, and he received 506 votes. There were seven write-ins.
Before changing seats with Shields during the Dec. 8 meeting, Nickelson was honored with a plaque presented by Paola Mayor Artie Stuteville.