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Resident proposes container-based urban-agriculture project, raises wildlife and tree-maintenance concerns
Summary
William Spencer urged the council to allow shipping-container construction for small-scale hydroponic agriculture, described local wildlife problems linked to unmaintained fruit trees, and said he will submit plans and permit applications for a project near Barry Street.
William Spencer of 118 Barry Street used the public-comment period on Aug. 27 to raise neighborhood maintenance and development ideas.
Spencer described a groundhog and wildlife problem on several nearby lots and said that fruit trees on private property that are not being maintained attract raccoons, possums and groundhogs. He asked whether the city allows shooting…
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