Jackson Township man wants 'illegal petting zoo' across the street shut down
Just in the last two years alone Giattino called Jackson police at least 30 times. He wants to know why these issues can’t be resolved within a day.
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A Jackson Township man is sick and tired of living across the street from what he calls an illegal petting zoo.
His complaints come as the township cracks down on problem properties.
"All hours of the day you hear animals screeching, barking, screaming, yelping. I can’t even open my windows at night,” said Tom Giattino.
Giattino has called Cobain Road in Jackson home for a quarter-century. But when a new neighbor moved across the street two years ago,
“It’s been nothing but chaotic,” he said. “He’s got yard dogs that protect his 500-600 animals.”
And what Giattano calls an illegal paved parking lot, where he watched three full-sized school buses park.
“Children exiting the buses going right to the back yard as if it’s a field trip,” he said.
Just in the last two years alone Giattino called Jackson police at least 30 times. He wants to know why these issues can’t be resolved within a day.
Giattino once again spoke about the problems at the council meeting Tuesday night.
"I know the mayor and business administrator have been in constant communication with the chief of police regard to making sure that all leverages of positions in government are working together,” said Mordechai Burnstein, the Jackson Township Council President.
News 12 tried talking to the homeowner, but he did not respond.
Mayor Jennifer Kuhn tells News 12 the zoning department issued four violation notices and a summons, in addition to four summonses issued from the police department.
Too little, too late, says Giattino.
“I’m no closer to a resolution then when I started this endeavor two years ago.” Jackson Township Councilman Chris Pollock also tells News 12 the quality of life for all residents is of the utmost importance and wants tougher enforcement going forward.
Giattino wants the petting farm shut down before the crowds and kids return later this spring.
“You reach a point, a limit, where enough is enough. I’m done.”
