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Council hears calls for action on deer population; DNR process, hiring freeze limit near-term options
Summary
Residents reported yard and crop damage from deer and urged the council to take action; councilors said the city joined an urban deer coalition, discussed DNR-led control measures and noted federal/state staffing constraints that delay large-scale calls.
Livonia residents told the City Council Tuesday that deer are causing widespread damage to yards and local agriculture and asked the council to take concrete steps to control the population. Multiple speakers described repeated property damage and asked when the city would act. "We got the same amount of deer or more, and they're just ravaging our yards," resident Mike Loftus said. Why it matters: Several speakers and council members described the issue as…
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