{ "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." }