Chickens to remain barred from Everly's city limits
Council votes unanimously on fowl matter
Share
Tweet
NICK PEDLEY/SENTINEL-NEWS
Everly Mayor Ron Thompson shares his thoughts during discussion about chickens at Monday's council meeting.
Robins, cardinals, blue jays and finches will be the only birds making their way to Everly anytime soon.
The city council on Monday voted unanimously to uphold current rules that ban laying hens and other poultry from town. The move came a month after resident Janice Nielsen approached the group about changing rules to allow small flocks of laying hens in town.
"Chickens are done now," Mayor Ron Thompson said after the vote.
The decision came following extensive research by Thompson and the council. A special meeting was held last week by the city council's chicken committee to hear input f...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
