{"id":76307,"date":"2026-08-10T23:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=76307"},"modified":"2026-08-10T23:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:13:51","slug":"%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%b5%f0%9d%97%b2-%f0%9d%97%96%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%98%80%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%98%82%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%97%ae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/08\/10\/%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%b5%f0%9d%97%b2-%f0%9d%97%96%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%98%80%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%98%82%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%97%ae\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddef\ud835\ude06\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf8 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude06"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizens have asked the BOCC for Animal Control reform since at least 2022 \u2014 including 14 meetings since June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioners redirected responsibility to the Sheriff and his office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud835\udddd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udfef, \ud835\udfee\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff1: Rick Wilson and Bill Braswell told citizens they needed to talk to their Sheriff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Sheriff doesn\u2019t attend these meetings. 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I\u2019ll advocate that my fellow commissioners do the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Captain Varnadore took over in March, long-requested changes have begun. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude4f\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t80\/1\/16\/1f64f.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude04\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa. \ud835\udde1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude04 \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddee \ud835\uddf8\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude07\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain Varnadore can join us at BOCC meetings 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