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Residents press Copperton council on deer damage; town to consider anti-feeding ordinance and management options
Summary
Resident Wyatt Jostett described repeated deer damage to landscaping and asked whether Copperton restricts feeding wildlife; council discussed state vs. local authority, possible ordinance language, and a rough local estimate of about $100,000 to address roughly 100 deer via contracted management.
A Copperton resident told the council deer are regularly in neighborhood yards and causing property damage, and he urged action.
Wyatt Jostett, who identified himself as a community member, told the council he had replanted landscaping that was ‘‘mashed in 24 hours’’ and asked whether Copperton has an ordinance forbidding feeding of urban wildlife.…
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