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Resident presses Woodbridge council over backyard-chicken permit fee hike; council promises review
Summary
Avenel resident Suzanne Repnicki Rowland told the council the backyard-chicken permit fee rose from $35 to $75 (citing a 114.2857% increase); council members said fees hadn’t changed in about 16 years and pledged to review the health department’s rates and compare with neighboring towns.
An Avenel resident urged the Woodbridge Township Council on Tuesday to explain a recent increase in the backyard-chicken permit fee, telling council the fee went "from $35 to $75, which is a 114.2857% increase." The speaker, Suzanne Repnicki Rowland, said the higher cost could discourage residents from keeping small backyard flocks she said help with…
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