By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
At the June 9 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, citizen Cory Martinson asked the council to consider changing the ordinance to allow chickens within city limits.
“I would like to change the ordinance to have three or four laying hens in my backyard,” Martinson said. “Other cities do it. We can do it, too.”
Martinson said he checked around with many nearby cities and found that most allow chickens. Councilmember Garold Thomas said he would want to review ordinances from other cities. Martinson said he will work on collecting some examples of such ordinances from communities in the area. No formal action was taken at this time.
The council held a second reading of a proposed “Recreational Vehicle Parking” ordinance. The council voted 4-1 to approve the second reading and also voted 4-1 to waive the third reading and pass the ordinance. Fidel Hernandez was the “nay” vote on both.
City administrator Kris Arrasmith reported that the citywide garage sales and citywide cleanup events went well.
Becky Benton (State Street Insurance) presented information to the council about the city’s Work Compensation insurance renewal. The council approved the renewal.
The next regular meeting of the city council is set for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 14. The public is welcome.