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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was relying on information I got from the city
about 20 years ago when we were raising chickens in our backyard on Polk
Street</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The situation is murky.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy Fife (I just called him about this) is now
working on an ordinance that would allow chickens/ducks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stay tuned. Randy says it will go through the
public hearing process.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BL</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=moscowsam@verizon.net href="mailto:moscowsam@verizon.net">Sam
Scripter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=london@moscow.com
href="mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill London</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@secure.fsr.com
href="mailto:vision2020@secure.fsr.com">vision2020@secure.fsr.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:23
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] are you
interested in having backyard chickens?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=+1><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Bill, your numbers
seem not to be congruent<BR>with Kit Craine's quote.<BR><BR>Where do you get
your data?<BR><BR>Sam<BR></FONT></FONT><BR>Bill London wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sam-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quit grumbling and get with it....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, the search for locally grown food
really means local...including backyard eggs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, it is legal (6 hens, no roosters, if the
neighbors don't complain). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We raised about 4 hens for a total of about 12
years here in Moscow...ate all our compost and gave us plenty of
eggs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Get with the times, Sam, it's back to the
future</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BL</FONT></DIV>
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Re: [Vision2020] are you interested in having backyard chickens?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=+1><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Really! I
didn't know the City Laws/Ordinances permitted <BR>keeping chickens in
residential zones in Moscow. Maybe it<BR>is in small
numbers?<BR><BR>Does this mean that I could be treated to the
olfactory<BR>essence of chickens if a breeze blew my direction from<BR>a
neighbor's property, in a Moscow R-1 Zone? And it<BR>would be
LEGAL?<BR><BR>My, oh my, what is this world coming to? Talk to
owners<BR>about how to "gather eggs"! Wow. I guess I'm just
much<BR>too old.<BR><BR>Hey, if somebody wants to offer me a mocha
downtown,<BR>I'll give them my personal stories about cleaning
the<BR>chicken roost, emptying the "chicken bucket" and watching<BR>the
chickens scurrying to get the best morsels, and,<BR>actually gathering the
eggs. I can add some zest by<BR>telling tales of fowl slaughtering,
dipping carcasses<BR>in boiling water, plucking feathers, and singeing
the<BR>pin feathers with a burning newspaper.<BR><BR>Now if doing the
above suddenly became "way cool" in<BR>our culture, that would be really
interesting, for sure!<BR><BR>Just grousing around, because the weather is
getting cold . . .<BR>MoscowSam I am <BR></FONT></FONT><BR>Bill London
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The
Moscow Food Co-op is sponsoring the first annual "Co-op Coop Cruise"
<BR>from 4pm to 6pm on Sunday, October 11 to visit 4 backyard chicken
coops <BR>in Moscow.<BR> <BR>The cruise participants will tour the
backyard chicken coops, talk with <BR>the owners to learn about the
realities of raising chickens and <BR>gathering eggs, and have the
opportunity to ask questions about starting <BR>their own home poultry
programs. Snacks and beverages will be provided <BR>by the Co-op along
the tour.<BR> <BR>The cost of the Co-op Coop Cruise is $12 for
adults, $5 for children <BR>(children under 3 are free). Tickets can be
purchased from any cashier <BR>at the Moscow Food Co-op. Enrollment is
limited.<BR> <BR>The 4 chicken coops on the tour are all located at
homes within <BR>residential neighborhoods in the city of Moscow. The
tour does not <BR>include transportation. Participants must provide
their own <BR>transportation between coops.<BR> <BR>The Co-op is
located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown
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