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Bettendorf resident asks council to consider allowing backyard chickens for household eggs and youth chores
Summary
A Bettendorf resident urged the city council to allow backyard chickens, citing rising egg prices, nutrition benefits and educational opportunities for children; council asked staff to research the idea and report back for possible future consideration.
Stelara Roth, a Bettendorf resident, told the City Council on April 15 she and her family are seeking permission to keep backyard chickens in residential areas to provide affordable eggs and opportunities for children to learn responsibility. “I'm here with my husband, Mason, and our kiddos tonight, and we're seeking the city council's approval to possibly allow chickens in the residential areas of Bettendorf,” Roth said from the public podium, giving her address as 2220 Avalon Court.
Roth said home eggs can be much less expensive than…
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