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Council to bring ordinance banning large-scale feeding of wild animals back for adoption
Summary
After staff outlined problems caused by large-scale wildlife feeding, including skunk congregations and rodent attractants, the council directed staff to return a revised ordinance for adoption with an exception for normal backyard bird feeding.
Westland staff presented a revised draft ordinance to prohibit attracting and feeding wild animals in ways that create neighborhood nuisance or public-health risks. Councilors told staff to schedule the ordinance for formal adoption at a future council meeting.
Why this matters: City staff and police described repeated complaints about large-scale, intentional wildlife feeding that has attracted skunks, increased rodent activity and produced community nuisance impacts. Councilors and staff said the city’s current nuisance code (Section 5.495) provides a way to declare public nuisances, but enforcement that way…
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