edward
01-22-2010, 06:47 PM
Friends,
I am emailing you as a trusted friend of horses and to ask for 2
minutes of your time to stop Maricopa County from taking away horse
owner rights yet again. The County continues to take steps to drive
away horse owners who add so much value to quality of life in Arizona.
Maricopa County Planning and Zoning has discovered a loop hole in
their ordinances that they can leverage to generate revenue from horse
owners in an economy where they are not getting revenue from
developers! They are starting with our non-profit horse rescue on
which they have already required 11 permits. Any complaint a neighbor
brings against a horse owner can create a situation where their
portable livestock equipment is at risk and they are also proactively
looking for violations with the slower economy by reviewing aerial
photos. Planning and Zoning has come up with numerous excuses as to
why it is okay to change policies on portable equipment when they have
never enforced permits on portable equipment before today.
They want to charge excessive permit fees ($600-800 in drainage
inspection and review fees) on portable livestock equipment such as
standard portable livestock panels, small portable horse shades that
clip onto panels, etc. They can charge a horse owner these fees for
fencing separate from shades and each shade, even if less than 120 sq
ft and $500 in value, will be required to pay for a permit
individually. They are also trying to institute a change where every
time you move your livestock equipment on your property these permit
fees will be required again, making your portable equipment impossible
to use and creating a way for your neighbors to harass you thru the
Planning and Zoning complaint process endlessly if you use this
equipment the way it is designed.
Please take the time today to call Supervisor Andy Kunasek, who relies
on our rural vote as a County Supervisor and says his ‘hands are tied’
on this issue, and leave the following message so that our voice can
be heard (even if you don’t live in district 3 please still call
Supervisor Kunasek). If you have extra time please call his Chief of
Staff and Administrator as well whose numbers are below:
“Hi, my name is ___________ and I'm a horse (or property) owner in
District 3. I'm calling today to share my concerns with Supervisor
Kunasek in regards to Maricopa County Planning and Development's
position to require permits on portable horse equipment, including
shades, and then requiring a new permit each time these pieces of
equipment are moved. This has serious implications to both myself and
the horse community as a whole and we are opposed to County's position
on this issue. I want to understand what Supervisor Kunasek is doing
on behalf of the horse community to resolve this issue with County and
to prevent such an unjustly burdensome permitting process on horse and
farm equipment that is designed to be portable. “
Andrew W. Kunasek (R)
Maricopa County District 3 Supervisor
(602) 506-7562
Jim Bloom, Chief of Staff
(602) 506-7562
Nellie Hermes, Office Administrator
(602) 506-7349
Together we can preserve equestrian rights and thanks in advance for your help,
Soleil K. Dolce
azequinerescue.org
I am emailing you as a trusted friend of horses and to ask for 2
minutes of your time to stop Maricopa County from taking away horse
owner rights yet again. The County continues to take steps to drive
away horse owners who add so much value to quality of life in Arizona.
Maricopa County Planning and Zoning has discovered a loop hole in
their ordinances that they can leverage to generate revenue from horse
owners in an economy where they are not getting revenue from
developers! They are starting with our non-profit horse rescue on
which they have already required 11 permits. Any complaint a neighbor
brings against a horse owner can create a situation where their
portable livestock equipment is at risk and they are also proactively
looking for violations with the slower economy by reviewing aerial
photos. Planning and Zoning has come up with numerous excuses as to
why it is okay to change policies on portable equipment when they have
never enforced permits on portable equipment before today.
They want to charge excessive permit fees ($600-800 in drainage
inspection and review fees) on portable livestock equipment such as
standard portable livestock panels, small portable horse shades that
clip onto panels, etc. They can charge a horse owner these fees for
fencing separate from shades and each shade, even if less than 120 sq
ft and $500 in value, will be required to pay for a permit
individually. They are also trying to institute a change where every
time you move your livestock equipment on your property these permit
fees will be required again, making your portable equipment impossible
to use and creating a way for your neighbors to harass you thru the
Planning and Zoning complaint process endlessly if you use this
equipment the way it is designed.
Please take the time today to call Supervisor Andy Kunasek, who relies
on our rural vote as a County Supervisor and says his ‘hands are tied’
on this issue, and leave the following message so that our voice can
be heard (even if you don’t live in district 3 please still call
Supervisor Kunasek). If you have extra time please call his Chief of
Staff and Administrator as well whose numbers are below:
“Hi, my name is ___________ and I'm a horse (or property) owner in
District 3. I'm calling today to share my concerns with Supervisor
Kunasek in regards to Maricopa County Planning and Development's
position to require permits on portable horse equipment, including
shades, and then requiring a new permit each time these pieces of
equipment are moved. This has serious implications to both myself and
the horse community as a whole and we are opposed to County's position
on this issue. I want to understand what Supervisor Kunasek is doing
on behalf of the horse community to resolve this issue with County and
to prevent such an unjustly burdensome permitting process on horse and
farm equipment that is designed to be portable. “
Andrew W. Kunasek (R)
Maricopa County District 3 Supervisor
(602) 506-7562
Jim Bloom, Chief of Staff
(602) 506-7562
Nellie Hermes, Office Administrator
(602) 506-7349
Together we can preserve equestrian rights and thanks in advance for your help,
Soleil K. Dolce
azequinerescue.org