Corrales staffs a lawn mowing sheep

SOME PEOPLE IN CORRALES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A SHEEP WANDERING THROUGH A PARK AND THEY RE CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT THE SHEEP IS ACTUALLY WORKING FOR THE VILLAGE CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE IN CORRALES TO EXPLAIN WHERE THE SHEEP CAME FROM AND WHAT IT S DOING FOR THE VILLAGE THIS IS A FLOOD CONTROL POND NEXT TO THE SOCCER FIELDS AT THE CORRALES REC CENTER AS YOU CAN SEE ITS BADLY OVERGROWN WITH ALL SORTS OF WEEDS THEN LAST FRIDAY THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT GOT A SOLUTION TO TWO PROBLEMS AT ONCE s CORRALES ANIMAL CONTROL SAYS THIS FINE LOOKING ANIMAL IS A BARBARY SHEEP UP UNTIL FOUR DAYS AGO IT HAD BEEN STAYING AT THIS HOME ON THE NORTH END OF CORRALES BUT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SAY IT WAS BEING NEGLECTED AND WAS MALNOURISHED ITS OWNER AGREED TO SURRENDER THE ANIMAL TO AVOID CHARGES its been doing great it loves the area SO WHAT DOES A SMALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT DO WITH A LARGE HERBIVORE LIKE THIS WELL TURN IT INTO A LAWN MOWER OF COURSE we do have some people that do come up and want to know why we have this here and everything but when you explain it to them they walk away pretty happy SIVERTS SAYS THE ONE YEAR OLD FEMALE SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING THE ALL IT CAN EAT BUFFET HE SAYS it s a GREEN SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND IS SAVING TAXPAYERS MONEY BUT NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY at the very least it should be in an environment like the environment that it was designed for sheep i mean the terrain is okay but this sheep was traumatized and now its here by itself and people are coming around and there should be some sheep there SIVERTS SAYS THERE ARE PLANS TO ADD A FEW MORE SHEEP AND SO FAR MOST OF THE FEED BACK HAS BEEN POSITIVE its an employee for sure i think this will be well received here in the village the mayor believes this is a great idea SIVERTS SAYS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO THINK THE ANIMAL IS TRAPPED HE SAYS THEY ARE CONSIDERING HOLDING A CONTEST TO NAME THEIR LATEST BIT OF GROUNDS KEEPING EQUIPMENT TODAY CREWS PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE