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Peachtree City resident urges council to adopt feeding-wildlife ordinance to address deer overpopulation
Summary
Resident Stephanie Roman told the council she supports a feeding-wildlife ordinance to reduce deer overpopulation, citing wildlife biologists and examples of other Georgia cities that have passed similar rules. Roman asked the council to combine education with a ban to reduce accidents, disease spread and unsafe removal methods near homes.
Stephanie Roman, a Braelin Village resident, urged the Peachtree City Council to pass a feeding-wildlife ordinance during the meeting's public-comment period.
Roman said the ordinance under consideration at the Oct. 2 meeting was “very well researched” and argued that feeding deer increases public-safety risks and animal disease. “Feeding concentrates deer near our homes, increasing…
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