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Residents urge enforcement of animal ordinances and warn of parking impacts from road‑diet during Eastpointe council public comment
Summary
Public commenters at the Eastpointe council meeting warned that churches using live animals for nativity scenes may violate city animal ordinances and pose zoonotic risks, and separate residents urged stronger enforcement of parking rules amid Phase 3 road‑diet changes that have reduced on‑street spaces.
During two public‑comment periods, residents raised animal‑welfare and parking concerns and asked council for enforcement and mitigation steps.
Karen Morridge, an Eastpointe resident, said the city’s ordinances prohibit farm animals and dangerous or exotic animals in ways that make planned live nativity displays problematic. Morridge cited ordinance sections referenced in her remarks and told council churches should comply with the code and consider using artificial animals to avoid safety and…
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