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Commissioners praise county deer management program, say most municipalities participate
Summary
Commissioners discussed the county's multi-year deer management program, praising safety measures and noting that most municipalities participate; program meat donations to homeless providers were highlighted.
The Union County Board of County Commissioners heard praise for the county's deer management program, which commissioners said has run for several years and donates processed venison to homeless providers.
Commissioner Mirabella praised the program during the board's agenda-setting session, saying, "This is a program that has been underway in the county as long as I've been here and something that's really necessary to control the population of the deer in our area." He credited county staff and partners for running the program safely and for its charitable meat donations.
The director of the Department of Engineering, Public Works and Facilities (name not specified in the transcript) and staff were singled out for their work, and Commissioner Kowalski asked whether every municipality participates. A county official replied that a majority of municipalities take part in the program.
Commissioners said they and county staff have refined the program over roughly five years and described it as noninvasive to communities and focused on safety. The board did not take any formal vote or adopt new policy on the program during the agenda-setting session; the remarks occurred during department reports on agenda items.
The discussion emphasized program operations (safety protocols, municipal participation) and charitable distribution of harvested meat. No changes to funding, ordinance language, or interlocal agreements were proposed on the record at this meeting.
The board moved on to other department reports after the exchange.
