Coming home to roost?

The subject of urban chickens entered into conversation at Pine Haven’s monthly workshop at the request of a municipal resident.

While no decisions were made at last Tuesday’s discussion, “We need to decide, as a council,” Mayor Karla Brandenburg directed the group, “how we’re going to handle the chicken issue and where are we going to go forward with it.”

The governing body did not go into any details about the possibility of raising chickens within town limits. Rather, the suggestion of a public meeting to get a better idea of the wishes of said community was put forth by the mayor, “giving...