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The Town Council unanimously approved amended backyard chicken rules, allowing more residents to keep chickens while requiring inspections, property-size limits, rodent protections, and no roosters except in R-40 areas. The bylaw will take effect July 1, 2026, after a 21-day waiting period.
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Residents will have a clearer process for keeping backyard chickens, with initial inspections and enforcement by Animal Control and the Health Director. The Council also approved reallocating unused capital-project borrowing proceeds to the Health and Human Services Complex at 451 Elm Street and the Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund. Remle Gordon was appointed to the Council on Aging through June 30, 2029, and Sheri Warfosky was reappointed to the Housing Authority through April 1, 2031.
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