Residents praise flood response and ask Red Bank to consider more backyard hens

During the public comment period at the Board of Commissioners meeting, two residents spoke on separate issues. One thanked the city for recent stormwater work and mutual‑aid flood response, saying a friend’s father had been rescued by boat during recent flooding and expressing appreciation for city investments and rescue efforts. A second speaker, who identified herself as Christine Boydston of Coburn Drive, asked the board to consider amending the city’s backyard‑chicken ordinance to allow six to eight hens rather than the current limit. She said, “My family of 3 consumes about 6 eggs a day on average and poor little hens just can't keep up,” and asked the commission to consider changing the limit so families could keep more birds. City staff reminded commenters that the citizen‑comment period is for the board to listen and that the commission does not provide back‑and‑forth responses during the session. No formal action or referral was recorded on either public comment item at the meeting; both were received as input to the board.