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Board rejects immediate ban on keeping pigeons; staff and prosecutor say code needs clearer language
Summary
After a resident complaint about a property keeping dozens of pigeons, the Village Board considered an amendment to Chapter 6 to prohibit keeping pigeons. The motion to adopt the ordinance failed; the board directed staff to gather more information from the homeowner and report back.
The Village Board on July 21 considered ordinance No. 25-06, an amendment to Chapter 6 of the municipal code that would explicitly prohibit keeping pigeons. The amendment followed a resident complaint and a staff investigation that found multiple birds at a property; staff and the prosecuting attorney advised the current code did not clearly cover pigeons.
Nathan, a village staff member, told trustees that an officer had documented “dozens” of birds at the residence and that the municipal prosecutor, Rebecca Boyle, had…
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