Residents raise blight concerns and request chicken ordinance discussion

May 16, 2025

During reports and council comments residents and council members raised code-enforcement concerns about a 'barndominium' property and asked the council to consider allowing 4–6 backyard chickens; council agreed to add the chicken question to a future agenda and to follow up on blight enforcement.

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Council members and a resident used public comment and council comment time to raise two neighborhood issues: several residents asked the council to consider amending the village ordinance to allow 4–6 backyard chickens, and members raised concerns about a barn‑dominium property that may be blighted and a safety hazard near the high school.

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