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Land steward asks council to amend ordinance to allow controlled bow hunting at Matheska parcels

Delaware City Council · October 27, 2025
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Tim Batchelor, land steward for the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, asked Delaware City Council to amend Ordinance 505.11 to permit controlled bow hunting on two MTSO parcels to reduce serious deer damage to Seminary Hill Farm.

Tim Batchelor, land steward for the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, urged Delaware City Council on Oct. 27 to amend Ordinance 505.11 to allow controlled bow hunting on two parcels of MTSO land to address severe deer damage to Seminary Hill Farm.

Batchelor said the farm spans about 80 acres and that roughly 10 acres are actively used to grow produce for CSA shares and donations to local food pantries. He described damage to crops and native tree plantings, and said the farm’s…

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