This is an update to all the residents of Simi Valley on the progress being made to change the method of handling the problem of barking dogs in Simi Valley.

We have had a good response so far, and with our new e-mail address more and more residents are sending correspondents to stopthebarkingdog.simivalley @gmail.com.

On Mon., Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. a meeting is being held at the Simi Valley Senior Center, rooms 106 and 107.

We urge all concerned citizens with barking or loosedog problems in their neighborhood to attend this meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Barbra Williamson and staff from the city and Ventura County Animal Regulation Department will be there to listen to your problems and/or past experiences.

If you are concerned but cannot attend, please contact Patrick Pieres, the manager of environmental programs for Simi Valley, at (805) 583-6762. He will handle your complaint to add to the growing list.

You may also e-mail me at laisarts@sbcglobal.net.

We hope to have an even larger attendance than last time so that we may once again enjoy our homes in peace. Jules Rabalais Simi Valley