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Environment committee recommends sharpshooter service and funding estimate for deer management
Summary
Council’s Environment, Public Works, Planning, Zoning & Development Committee asked the administration to pursue consultant support for a deer-management program and recommended a preference for a sharpshooter service; staff estimated about $75,000 (estimated need to remove/renew 75 deer).
The Environment, Public Works, Planning, Zoning & Development Committee reported on Feb. 23 that it voted to recommend that the city pursue consultant support to develop a deer-management program and to prefer a sharpshooter service if culling is pursued.
Councilwoman Mann said the committee’s discussion centered on whether deer present a public-safety issue or have exceeded the city’s cultural carrying capacity; the committee identified three potential approaches: in-house culling by law enforcement, a cooperative USDA sharpshooter agreement, or hiring a private sharpshooter contractor. "Miss Mann asked Henry Chesky where he obtained the figure of $75,000 budgeted for consulting to develop a deer management program," the report states; Henry Chesky replied the amount was his estimate to renew 75 deer and that not all funds would necessarily be spent in the first year. The committee voted unanimously to recommend moving forward with consultant engagement and expressed a preference for a sharpshooter service for culling purposes.
Council members asked the administration to supply program specifics and data to further evaluate options; the matter was kept in committee for further development rather than advanced for immediate council action.
