Council pecks away at chicken issue

Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg shared the council's objective in hosting a public meeting last Tuesday evening: "What we're here to accomplish is for the council to see what kind of support or not support we have for urban chickens to be allowed in Pine Haven."

As the situation will, if eventually approved, only affect those in town, the mayor limited those who spoke to municipal residents. Even with said restriction, many of the around 50 present took time to present their opinions in an orderly manner and Brandenburg read several others that had been sent in via email.

Those who advo...