{
  "type": "network",
  "title": "Who is caught in Terre Haute's paused cat-colony permit system",
  "theme": "default",
  "caption": "The city has paused the permits its code requires while code enforcement still responds to complaints about unregistered colonies.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Terre Haute City Council, 2026-07-09 — 34:00",
    "href": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL8ap9H0zd4&t=2040"
  },
  "legend": {
    "auto": true,
    "placement": "bottom",
    "title": "People, places, and public bodies"
  },
  "alt": "A network connects outdoor-cat caretakers and rescue volunteers to managed colonies, while code enforcement still responds to those colonies and the Board of Public Works receives the paused permit issue for review.",
  "dataTable": {
    "columns": [
      "Part of the system",
      "Current status"
    ],
    "records": [
      [
        "Managed-colony license",
        "Required by city code but not being issued"
      ],
      [
        "Code enforcement",
        "Still responding to complaints about unregistered colonies"
      ],
      [
        "Shelter and rescues",
        "Residents reported no room for more stray and feral cats"
      ],
      [
        "Next step",
        "Ordinance review; issue headed to Board of Public Works"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "caretakers",
      "label": "Outdoor-cat caretakers",
      "kind": "resident-group"
    },
    {
      "id": "rescues",
      "label": "Rescue volunteers",
      "kind": "resident-group"
    },
    {
      "id": "colonies",
      "label": "Managed cat colonies",
      "kind": "place"
    },
    {
      "id": "enforcement",
      "label": "Code enforcement",
      "kind": "body"
    },
    {
      "id": "board",
      "label": "Board of Public Works",
      "kind": "body"
    }
  ],
  "edges": [
    {
      "from": "caretakers",
      "to": "colonies",
      "rel": "touches"
    },
    {
      "from": "rescues",
      "to": "colonies",
      "rel": "touches"
    },
    {
      "from": "enforcement",
      "to": "colonies",
      "rel": "touches",
      "directed": true,
      "item": "complaints still active"
    },
    {
      "from": "board",
      "to": "colonies",
      "rel": "touches",
      "directed": true,
      "item": "permit pause under review"
    }
  ],
  "footnote": "The network shows the recorded relationships, not colony locations or counts. The city is not issuing the license its code requires, while enforcement remains active."
}