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County staff proposes geese management plan for Sam Peden Community Park

Floyd County Board of Commissioners · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Parks Director Matt Denison told commissioners a large resident goose population at Sam Peden Community Park is aggressive and leaves extensive waste; staff proposed a geese mitigation control plan and said a written Parks Board recommendation would be required before an ordinance.

Parks & Recreation Director Matt Denison told the board that a large, permanent goose population at Sam Peden Community Park is aggressive and leaves considerable waste; Parks staff assembled a geese mitigation control plan and asked commissioners for approval. President Al Knable said that any ordinance would require a written recommendation from the Parks Board as the next procedural step.

The minutes record the presentation of the plan and the procedural note regarding the Parks Board recommendation; the record does not show commissioners adopting an ordinance at this meeting or specifying treatment methods, costs, or implementation dates.