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Depoe Bay says raccoon-trapping assistance stopped; city to send enforcement letter over feeding
Summary
City staff told council the informal raccoon-trapping effort at a Cook Avenue residence has ended and that enforcement of a feeding ordinance will proceed if residents file witness complaints; staff will send a notification letter to the homeowner.
City staff told the Depoe Bay City Council the informal raccoon-trapping assistance provided to neighbors on Cook Avenue has stopped and that future raccoon issues will be the homeowner’s responsibility unless an enforceable complaint is filed.
A councilor asked why the city was not enforcing a feeding ordinance; staff explained that the animal-feeding violation requires either an observed incident or a filed complaint with photographic evidence. Staff said they received photographs last week and will send a letter to the homeowner this week.
Councilors were told the trapping effort had been a short-term, good-faith attempt to help neighbors, but staff concluded that the homeowner’s continued feeding was undermining the effort. The council did not vote on any ordinance change; the action recorded in the meeting was the staff decision to cease city-run trapping assistance and to issue a letter to the property owner.
Questions about recovering trapping costs were raised during the discussion; staff described the effort as a good-faith attempt to help neighbors and did not confirm any plan to recoup expenses from the homeowner.
