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Grand Island Council Pays $110 Bill for Car with Dog Hair

city-of-grand-islandGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Grand Island City Council has paid a $110 cleaning bill for a city car that came back from a meeting in Omaha with dog hair.

The City Council paid the bill among other claims Tuesday night. The bill was much higher than the routine $5.35 wash for police cars and public works trucks.

Public Works Director John Collins says pets will no longer be allowed in city vehicles.

City Attorney Bob Sivick says he checked out the car late last month for a seminar in Omaha and he took his Jack Russell terrier with him, dropping the dog off at a caretaker. He says he has taken his dog in city vehicles for four years without hearing of complaints.

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