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Residents urge loosening of chicken rules and propose bowhunting as deer-control option
Summary
During public comment, a new resident asked the Board to reconsider the prohibition on chickens for one-acre properties and two speakers urged reevaluation of the Deer Management Program, including using regulated bowhunting; no formal action was taken.
At the Jan. 12 Town and Country Board meeting, three residents used the public-comment period to raise animal-control issues affecting neighborhoods.
Faten Tamimi, who identified herself as a new resident of 11 Summerhill Lane, urged the Board to reconsider the city’s restriction on chickens for one-acre properties, describing benefits of chicken ownership for her family and asking for the ordinance to be reviewed.
Lou Salamone of 319 Quinnmoor Drive (Ballwin) spoke in opposition to the city’s Deer Management Program, saying it was affecting his bowhunting in nearby Creve Coeur. Salamone provided a draft questionnaire about deer management and asked that it be distributed to residents or that the city share contact information for local distribution. He identified himself with Suburban Bowhunters.
James Schoenemeyer of 70 Cedar Brook Drive (Pacific) told the Board that neighboring cities use regulated bowhunting as a deer-management tool and suggested it could be more effective and less expensive than current methods and could prevent population rebounds.
The speakers asked for follow-up and further discussion; the Board did not take formal action on these requests during the meeting.
