Dog complaints addressed

Four complaints over barking dogs on the Peninsula have been dealt with recently by Gosford Council.

Council officers recently wrote to petitioners advising that officers have visited the site of barking dog complaints on Schnapper Rd, Ettalong Beach, Cambridge St, Umina and Corrong Cl, Umina.

At the time, the dogs were not barking.

A petition with 10 signatures was received by council on April 26 about the Schnapper Rd residence, a second with 11 signatures on May 24 about the Cambridge St residence, and a third with seven signatures on June 28 about the Corrong Cl residence.

The council was told that the officer had requested the owner's cooperation in abating the reported nuisance.

The petitioners were also advised in the letter of the procedures they could follow to ease the problem should it happen again.

Owners of a dog in Moana St, Woy Woy, have been issued with a nuisance order.

Petitioners in the street had asked council's assistance in addressing the problem of a noisy dog in the street, and had sent council a petition with 20 signatures on June 28.

A council report stated that "a nuisance order has been issued to the owner of the dog in mid-June, and will remain in force for a period of six months."

Council agenda P.25, P.47, July 26