Permit Backyard Chickens in the Village of Unadilla, NY
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sghebjay
7 years ago
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Karen Pasternak
8 years ago
It’s Still a free country- last I knew!!!
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Jonathan Turner
8 years ago
Bring on the chickens!
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Brian Cutting
8 years ago
I didn't realize we were not allowed to have chickens but I think it is a great idea to allow it.
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Linda Shelton
8 years ago
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My son and I were just discussing this the other day, because he thought about having a few chickens. I told him that I didn't think we could in town.
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Katelyn bestwick
8 years ago
we want chickens!!
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Maryann warnke
8 years ago
I think chickens is a great idea besides eggs they eat bugs
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Janet Povlock
8 years ago
I support backyard chickens
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Dwight Mott
· petition starter
8 years ago
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Thanks Matt! Good luck today! Our goal here is to bolster support for bringing chickens back to our village... it'll be up to the Board of Trustees, Planning Board, and attorney to conduct due diligence and draft final language and parameters. That said, I believe that coop size & setbacks, as well as 'nuisance' concerns would already be covered elsewhere in the zoning chapter, and there wouldn't necessarily be a need to be as prescriptive in our context as the City of Oneonta is in theirs. Whether the village chooses to license chickens (as we do for dogs, as a health measure and revenue producer) or not (as we do for cats) is for the trustees to decide. My personal hope is to remove barriers to raising more of our food locally and at lower cost. - Dwight
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Matthew Glynn
8 years ago
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Some of the issues with this will be questions about:
if there should be a permit required,
if roosters are allowed,
if outdoor slaughtering is allowed,
and if there will be any requirements about size and location of a coop.
Oneonta's Common Council Meeting's Minutes may help:
http://oneonta.ny.us/files/6214/3193/0906/2014-10-07.pdf
Bring more Health into Unadilla.
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Crystal DiMeo Johnson
8 years ago
Yes for the chickens!
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Dana Pratt
8 years ago
Very much support this!
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Delores Bennett
8 years ago
I fully support allowing the raising of chickens in the village.
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Kirsty Roefs
8 years ago
Allowing chickens would be great for our families and for our yards.
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Linda Bickos
8 years ago
I fully support this petition to have the right to raise backyard chickens in the village of Unadilla. NY
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Jackie Carey
8 years ago
We need to be more informed about where are food is coming from
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Cindy Crandall-Frazier
8 years ago
With a nod to the past, my great grandfather, William Sutton, processed chickens behind the garage at my Dad's property, to feed his own family and to supply his grocery store which served the town of Unadilla for several generations. At the present time, I would be very grateful to see more awareness in this area, of the need for local and organic foods. I wish I had neighbors with extra eggs from grass-fed chickens as I care for Dad in his elder years. I miss the access I had to eggs with beautiful bright yellow yolks back in Virginia. For those who don't know, eggs from pastured chickens are much higher in vitamins and lower in cholesterol than grocery store eggs. With a nod to the future, climate change, peak oil and irresponsible global financial handling will lead to a greater need for localization. So, yes, for my father who grew up on a farm in Sidney, and for me because I care, please do allow backyard chickens in Unadilla.
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It’s Still a free country- last I knew!!!
Bring on the chickens!
I didn't realize we were not allowed to have chickens but I think it is a great idea to allow it.
My son and I were just discussing this the other day, because he thought about having a few chickens. I told him that I didn't think we could in town.
we want chickens!!
I think chickens is a great idea besides eggs they eat bugs
I support backyard chickens
Thanks Matt! Good luck today! Our goal here is to bolster support for bringing chickens back to our village... it'll be up to the Board of Trustees, Planning Board, and attorney to conduct due diligence and draft final language and parameters. That said, I believe that coop size & setbacks, as well as 'nuisance' concerns would already be covered elsewhere in the zoning chapter, and there wouldn't necessarily be a need to be as prescriptive in our context as the City of Oneonta is in theirs. Whether the village chooses to license chickens (as we do for dogs, as a health measure and revenue producer) or not (as we do for cats) is for the trustees to decide. My personal hope is to remove barriers to raising more of our food locally and at lower cost. - Dwight
Some of the issues with this will be questions about: if there should be a permit required, if roosters are allowed, if outdoor slaughtering is allowed, and if there will be any requirements about size and location of a coop. Oneonta's Common Council Meeting's Minutes may help: http://oneonta.ny.us/files/6214/3193/0906/2014-10-07.pdf Bring more Health into Unadilla.
Yes for the chickens!
Very much support this!
I fully support allowing the raising of chickens in the village.
Allowing chickens would be great for our families and for our yards.
I fully support this petition to have the right to raise backyard chickens in the village of Unadilla. NY
We need to be more informed about where are food is coming from
With a nod to the past, my great grandfather, William Sutton, processed chickens behind the garage at my Dad's property, to feed his own family and to supply his grocery store which served the town of Unadilla for several generations. At the present time, I would be very grateful to see more awareness in this area, of the need for local and organic foods. I wish I had neighbors with extra eggs from grass-fed chickens as I care for Dad in his elder years. I miss the access I had to eggs with beautiful bright yellow yolks back in Virginia. For those who don't know, eggs from pastured chickens are much higher in vitamins and lower in cholesterol than grocery store eggs. With a nod to the future, climate change, peak oil and irresponsible global financial handling will lead to a greater need for localization. So, yes, for my father who grew up on a farm in Sidney, and for me because I care, please do allow backyard chickens in Unadilla.
I love this idea.
This is a great idea!