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Public speakers urge Bellbrook council to allow backyard hens; council debates survey versus advisory vote
Summary
Several residents urged the council to permit regulated backyard hens. Councilmembers expressed differing views about whether to hold an advisory election, commission a paid survey or move directly to ordinance introduction; no final ordinance vote was taken Sept. 22.
Multiple members of the public and several council members took up changes to Chapter 6.18 (animals) at the Bellbrook City Council meeting on Sept. 22, pressing the council to clarify whether the city will allow small backyard flocks of hens and how the issue should be decided.
Public commenters Rebecca Langdon, James Becker and Charles Truesdell each described reasons they support regulated backyard hens, citing family education opportunities, quiet hens (no roosters), and manageable health and sanitation risks with proper coop design and owner education. Langdon told council she had spoken with residents who favored allowing hens but would not speak at the meeting because they feared risking their jobs; she…
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