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Commissioner seeks contacts for goat-based brush-clearing pilot
Summary
Commissioner Taylor asked residents to help identify owners of goats used for brush-clearing, saying a natural approach may be more feasible for a local cleanup project. Officials stressed the idea is for contracted use, not residential goat keeping.
Commissioner Taylor asked viewers to email the city if they know owners of goat herds that perform brush-clearing, saying the commission is exploring "a more natural way" to clear low-lying brush in a local project. "If anybody out in our viewing area knows of any owners of herds of goats that do cleanup with their goats for brush and low lying stuff like that, can they please email me or commissioner Ranello?" the commissioner said.
Other commissioners and the mayor clarified the intent is to contract for herd-based clearing, not to promote keeping goats in high-density residential neighborhoods. Mayor Dixon cautioned against encouraging backyard goat-keeping and urged residents to contact code enforcement if needed. No timeline, budget, or specific project site was provided on the record.
