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Residents urge ordinance against 'screaming' roosters and raise concerns about New Urbanism conference
Summary
During the privilege-of-the-floor period, a resident asked commissioners for help enforcing or creating a noise ordinance related to roosters and another resident urged caution about county participation in a New Urbanism event, linking it to 15-minute-city concepts promoted by outside foundations.
Three members of the public spoke during privilege of the floor at the June 16 meeting, pressing the commissioners on local ordinance enforcement and expressing concern about a county-sponsored or Foundation-funded planning conference.
Robert "Bob" Bridal told commissioners he was summoned to court June 19 over a long-running dispute about a neighbor's roosters. Bridal said he traveled from Florida to appear and asked the county to provide "some kind of a notification" or ordinance backing to support his court case. He said the birds have been a problem for about three years, that he has spent roughly $8,000 on windows to reduce noise and that sheriff's citations have not resolved the issue. Bridal said he was seeking a local ordinance or enforcement tool that would allow the county to address concentrated areas where the noise is a problem while not eliminating roosters countywide.
Cindy Hyczyk (transcript shows variant spellings) of Goshen urged commissioners to review the county’s participation in a Congress for the New Urbanism event (reported earlier on the agenda as travel for planning staff). Hyczyk said the Community Foundation had funded attendance and argued that New Urbanism materials contain language aligned with "15-minute city" concepts and United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11. She requested the commissioners and planning staff examine the materials and be aware of what the conference advocates. Her comments presented concerns about the Foundation's influence and urged transparency on county engagement with ideas she characterized as restructuring suburbs into denser neighborhoods.
The speakers' statements were recorded as public comment; the board did not take formal action on either request during the meeting. Commissioners acknowledged the remarks and closed privilege of the floor after public comment concluded.
