Wakefield Grapples With the Issue of How Many Dogs Is Too Many

The Wakefield Planning Commission debated the complex issue of limiting the number of dogs a person can have at a residence earlier in the month and could not come to a consensus as to the number, with the complicating factor of those residents who house dogs they use for sled teams. City Manager Robert Brown said he’d bring two drafts of an ordinance to the commission to consider at a later date. The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department has issued 26 warnings and 14 citations for dog related issues in the area,