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Residents urge council to place backyard-chicken discussion on agenda
Summary
During public comment, two residents urged the Boone City Council to reconsider a longstanding ban on backyard chickens and to allow a fact-based ordinance discussion; one speaker cited a community poll showing strong support.
Two residents used the public-comment period to ask the council to add a discussion about backyard chickens to a future agenda. One speaker cited a community poll in which 60 of 65 respondents supported a "good-faith discussion" and asked the council to consider reasonable regulation rather than an outright ban.
Erin Dray (4th Ward) said Boone is now one of the few nearby cities that does not allow backyard chickens and argued the proposed ordinance she reviewed appeared comparable to regulations used by other cities. "The people of Boone want chickens," Dray said, asking the council to place the matter on an upcoming agenda so residents can examine a measured regulatory approach.
Council members did not decide on a scheduling action during the meeting; the speakers’ request will be handled according to regular agenda-setting procedures.
