Arroyo Grande neighbors prevent donkeys from complete escape
and last updated 2021-03-11 00:45:44-05
A group of Arroyo Grande neighbors held off a herd of donkeys on the loose from an animal sanctuary Monday evening.
The Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary, home to 14 donkeys, saw 11 escape through a back gate and made their way out to Orcutt Road.
Sanctuary owners Carlen and Jim Eckford were notified by a biker that their donkeys had escaped from their facility in the evening.
Upon their arrival, the Eckfords witnessed neighbors helping and holding the donkeys back from heading onto the main road.
âWe donât know who all the people were and a lot of people came to help us. That was just amazing to us and we want to thank all of those people,â said Carlen Eckford.
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AVERY COUNTY â One man died and two individuals were injured following an altercation involving multiple residents in the Maple Street area of Crossnore on Friday evening, March 5, while in an unrelated incident on Monday afternoon, March 8, a man died as a result of gunshot wounds on his Pritchard Road property near the Pineola community.
According to Avery County Sheriff Kevin Frye, the March 5 incident originated following an attack by a son of his mother.
âOne person is deceased. That person had attacked a female, and from all indications we believe that he attacked his mom,â Frye said. âShe was stabbed, and his mom got away from him to a neighborâs house.â
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The ruling, issued last week, also severely chastised a Monroe County building official for what the hearing judge described as âirregularâ and âunacceptable behavior.â
Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham revoked the building permits and elevation certificates the county granted the home on State Road 4A on Sugarloaf Key, which has already been built and owned by Peter and Emily Giampaoli.
The judge ruled the home was not in compliance with current county building codes and regulations having to do with flood plain management, which were put in place so local property owners can participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, and the county should have not granted the permits and certificates.