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Neighbors urge council to spare family's kangaroo and deer after exotic-animal ban change
Summary
Residents urged the Corinth City Council to repeal or amend part of Title 9, chapter 91.11, or to grandfather the Olivers, arguing the family responsibly cared for a kangaroo and a small deer; councilmembers later requested a workshop to consider the wild/exotic animal ordinance.
Several Corinth residents urged the City Council to grant leniency to Jeff and Tammy Oliver or amend the city's exotic-animal rules after enforcement letters told the family to remove long-kept animals.
Neighbors described the Olivers as long-time, responsible community members (Jeff is a local police officer, Tammy is a nurse) and said the animals have posed no safety incidents. Paul Morley, Arlene Crocker, Patrick Mooney, Vincent Runyon and others…
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