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Residents describe widespread raccoon feeding and disease; council directs staff to draft nuisance ordinance
Summary
Neighbors reported repeated feeding of raccoons with mange and roundworm in a concentrated neighborhood; the town manager said staff has met with the health department and will draft an ordinance to prohibit feeding and to permit abatement, with a draft expected at the next meeting.
Residents from the Yorkshire/Phelps neighborhood told the council they have repeatedly encountered mangy raccoons and believe feeding by local residents has created a colony that threatens public health. David MacArthur (1107 West Phelps Drive) said neighbors have live-trapped and relocated dozens of animals and that he had to euthanize several sick raccoons; he urged the town to act.
"They're friendly. They've been fed. They're hungry, and they're dangerous. They carry diseases," MacArthur said during public comment,…
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