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Resident asks Sylvania Council for deer-management plan after yard damage
Summary
At the June 15 meeting a resident, Robert Lubell, told Council that deer are repeatedly damaging his yard and requested that the city develop a deer management plan; Council recorded the comment under added agenda item 5a and took no formal action at the meeting.
At added agenda item 5a during the June 15 Sylvania City Council meeting, resident Robert Lubell asked to speak and told Council that deer overpopulation in his neighborhood is damaging vegetation, specifically hosta plants in his yard. Lubell requested that Council develop a deer management plan to address the recurring damage.
The remarks were recorded in the minutes as public comment; no formal motion, referral or directive on deer management was recorded in the meeting minutes. Chair Mary Westphal acknowledged the comment and the meeting proceeded to other agenda items.
The minutes do not specify any next steps, staff assignments or a timeline for responding to the request. Council has scheduled a Safety Committee meeting on July 6 to discuss electric bikes and scooters, but the minutes do not link that meeting to wildlife or deer-management issues.
If the Council or staff plans to respond to Lubell’s request or to schedule follow-up work on wildlife management, those steps were not recorded in the June 15 minutes.
