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Alpena resident urges looser hen limits, promotes victory gardens and warns about costly infrastructure projects
Summary
At public comment, Daniel Grammer, an Alpena resident and urban farmer, urged the city to allow more backyard chickens based on yard size, promoted home food production and warned against large municipal infrastructure projects that could raise taxes.
Daniel Grammer, an Alpena resident and self‑identified urban farmer, urged the City Council Oct. 6 to support home food production, contesting the city’s six‑hen limit and urging a yard‑size approach to backyard poultry rules.
“I hate lawns. I’m not a British lord. I like to eat food,” Grammer said, describing his preference for edible landscaping; he said his dandelions and plantains are part of his food supply.…
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