Just some thoughts to add... Bans on deer feeding are generally a good idea for lots of reasons. I would encourage anyone writing to the Bay Village City Council to support a ban (I outline a rationale for deer control in this article-- http://www.actionbioscience.org/biodiversity/rooney.html ). However, an overly-broad resolution that bans bird feeding would be counter-productive. Feed the birds (in winter). Not the deer. Tom Rooney On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Kim Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I received a call today from a resident from Bay Village, Ohio. He was > extremely concerned about an ordinance about to be passed by the Bay > Village > City Council that would effectively ban bird feeding. It's aimed at people > feeding deer in residential areas, but the language of the ordinance is > such > that it would ban bird feeding as well. The ordinance was dated March 28, > 2012. The meeting minutes are archived on the Bay Village City Council > website. > I told him I would pass the word along to some people who might be willing > to help. > > If you'd like to share your objections to the ordinance, time is of the > essence, as they vote within a few days. > Here are the email addresses of city officials to voice your opinion to. > > [log in to unmask] > <http:[log in to unmask]> ; > [log in to unmask] > < > http:[log in to unmask],pa > [log in to unmask]> > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > <http:[log in to unmask]> > [log in to unmask] > <http:[log in to unmask]> > [log in to unmask] > <http:[log in to unmask]> > [log in to unmask] > < > http:[log in to unmask] > > > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > <http:[log in to unmask]> > Cc: Joan Kemper [log in to unmask] > <http:[log in to unmask] > > > > > > Thanks, > Kimberly Kaufman > Executive Director > Black Swamp Bird Observatory > Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 > 419-898-4070 > > 2011 League of Ohio Sportsmen Conservation Organization of the Year Award > 2012 Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce Prism Award for Community > Improvement > > www.bsbobird.org <http://www.bsbobird.org/> > www.ohioyoungbirders.org <http://www.ohioyoungbirders.org/> > www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com > <http://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com/> > > BSBO on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/BSBOBIRD> and Twitter > <http://www.twitter.com/BSBOBIRD> > OYBC on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ohioyoungbirders> > BIRDING OHIO <http://www.facebook.com/groups/BirdingOhio/> on Facebook > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]