KNOX – According to a press release from the City of Knox, Mayor Dennis Estok has announced that Knox residents can expect to receive a survey in the mail in regards to chicken ownership.
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The North Judson Town Council may decide whether to move ahead with an urban chicken ordinance tonight. Resident Sarah Burkett is scheduled to present a petition in support of the measure.
The North Judson Town Council is willing to consider an urban chicken ordinance, but first, they’re asking for a petition with 300 residents’ signatures. Council member John Rowe proposed the petition Monday, to gauge the amount of support that exists out in the community and not just among people showing up at council meetings. Continue reading
North Judson’s animal ordinance will continue to be discussed during tonight’s town council meeting. Council members recently decided to enforce the ordinance more strictly, following complaints about chickens and other animals.
North Judson’s chickens will be allowed to stay for at least a while longer, as the town continues to review its animal ordinance. Residents filled North Judson Town Hall Monday, as chicken owner Sarah Burkett spoke out against the town council’s decision to more strictly enforce the ordinance. It currently prohibits residents from keeping chickens and other farm animals.
North Judson’s chicken debate is expected to continue during tonight’s town council meeting. The town’s existing animal ordinance prohibits chickens and other farm animals from being raised within the town limits, but there are still some chickens in town.
The chicken debate is heating up in North Judson. Last week, the town council voted to have police officer Frank Thomas enforce the town’s existing animal ordinance by removing all remaining chickens in town, after next month’s county fair. But one resident says the action unfairly singles her out.
North Judson’s chickens will soon have to find a new home.
Last month, U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski visited the Starke County Justice Center’s Therapeutic Community program. On Tuesday, it was her Democratic Party challenger’s turn. Continue reading
The Winamac Town Council will get some more information this afternoon about a proposal to allow residents to raise chickens within the town. Currently, farm animals are prohibited within the town of Winamac, but over the past couple of months, some residents have been asking for an exception to be made for poultry. Continue reading
