No More Crying Fowl — Board Rejects Backyard Chickens
Concerns about overall aesthetics and fears about attracting coyotes persuaded trustees to turn back a recommendation to permit more widespread possession of hens.
Jennifer and Jeff Spitz showed up at the Village Board meeting Tuesday as self-admitted “lawbreakers.” And the couple left several hours later with the same status. Despite testifying that their two chickens are “wonderful pets” and promote better understanding of the food chain, the Spitzes were unable to persuade the board to expand Northbrook residents’ ability to raise and keep chickens. Coming after a series of debates, the board voted 5-2 against amending its current ordinance that limits the possession of chickens to residents possessing a two-acre plot, in which the chicken coop would be at least 150 feet from the property line. Citing village aesthetics and safety concerns that coyotes and other predators would be attracted by the…
DJ Rummel
1:10 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
glenbrook north is having a trial run with google computers, why not have a trial run with chickens, Its a win win, If they attract coyotes, we can cull the overpopulation of coyotes that are fine with human interaction, And if we see that they are empty threats, We can keep the chickens, And also, all barnyard animals(save cows and horses,) are not messy unless uncared for, and I bet If I can … more ›