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Forest Hills council approves policies, bills and advertises hunting ordinance
Summary
At its Sept. 17 meeting the Borough of Forest Hills council approved routine minutes, adopted a communications policy, updated meeting rules including public comment, approved $235,386 in August bills and voted to advertise an ordinance to expand archery hunting to non-residents and to prohibit feeding wild animals (the motion was to advertise the ordinance for consideration, not to enact it).
Forest Hills Borough Council on Sept. 17 approved several administrative measures and authorized the advertisement of an ordinance that would expand archery hunting to non-residents and ban feeding of wild animals — a change council said was made following a USDA recommendation related to deer management.
Council approved the minutes of its Aug. 5 and Aug. 20 meetings and appointed Lauren Hidenfelder to the Environmental Advisory Council. Members also approved a borough communications policy and modifications to rules for council meetings that include an updated public comment policy. Treasury reports showed August bills totaling $235,386; the council voted to approve payment of those bills by voice vote.
On the proposed hunting ordinance, Council member (mover) stated: “I move to approve the advertisement of an ordinance expanding archery hunting to non-residents and prohibiting the feeding of wild animals.” Council approved that motion to advertise by voice vote; advertising puts the ordinance on track for committee consideration and later readings, but it is not an adoption of law.
Other administrative actions included authorizing the manager to execute a multi-season winter services agreement with Allegheny County; that motion was approved by voice vote. Most procedural items were handled by voice votes; no recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the meeting transcript.
What’s next: Advertising an ordinance begins the statutory notice process; if committee work and subsequent readings proceed, council could consider adoption at a future meeting.
