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Resident urges county action after neighbor attracts dozens of deer; commissioners ask for a proposal
Summary
Tallykills East resident Joe Oleyas told the board he is being overwhelmed by deer and other wildlife being fed in his neighborhood — he cited a neighbor who said she attracts 26 deer — and asked the county to consider ordinances or permitting to control feeding; commissioners invited him to submit a written proposal and to coordinate with his district commissioner.
At the Jan. 6 meeting, resident Joe Oleyas told the board he lives in Tallykills East and that a neighbor is attracting large numbers of deer — he said one resident reported attracting about 26 deer — and that the feeding draws other wildlife and creates nuisance and public-health concerns such as rats and raccoons.
Oleyas asked whether the county could enact…
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