Where

City Hall, 36 Court Street, Springfield, MA 01103

What was decided

The hearings covered dogs named Prince, Diva and Luna, Niko, and Starla and Sapphire. Motions deemed Luna a nuisance and Niko and Starla and Sapphire dangerous. Conditions included euthanasia for Niko and confinement and sterilization for Starla and Sapphire.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the December 18, 2025 minutes by roll call vote of 4 yes, with one member absent. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Deemed the dog named Luna a nuisance by roll call vote of 4 yes, with one member absent. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Imposed conditions on Prince, Diva and Luna, including licensing, vaccination and registration for all three dogs and leashing and muzzling for Luna, by roll call vote of 4 yes, with one member absent. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Deemed the dog named Niko dangerous by roll call vote of 4 yes, with one member absent. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Imposed a condition that the dog Niko be humanely euthanized, by roll call vote of 4 yes, with one member absent. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Deemed the dogs named Starla and Sapphire dangerous by roll call vote of 4 yes, with one member absent. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Imposed conditions on Starla and Sapphire, including restraint, confinement, muzzling when off the premises, sterilization and microchipping, by roll call vote of 4 yes, with one member absent. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 177 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Source

This meeting on the City of Springfield's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Springfield Publick on October 27, 2026.