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Residents urge action on urban deer; public speakers debate lethal and nonlethal options
Summary
More than two dozen residents and several experts addressed council during public comment about urban deer in Farmington Hills, urging action to reduce deer numbers and expressing divided views on lethal removal, sharpshooting, sterilization, feeding bans and education campaigns.
Dozens of residents and several subject‑matter speakers urged Farmington Hills City Council on March 24 to adopt a deer‑management plan, while others urged nonlethal measures and more public education.
Public speakers described property damage, vehicle collisions and animal disease concerns and presented differing analyses of scope and solutions. Several speakers asked the city to pursue professional sharpshooting (a cull) or controlled hunting in parkland; others urged stronger enforcement of feeding bans, neighborhood education, signage and nonlethal deterrents.
Speakers representing concerns about deer impacts included Colleen Redmond, Pamela Santo and Tammy Sadwell, who described extensive landscaping damage to private yards and harm to quality of life. Redmond said…
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