Urban Chickens Part of Council Discussion Tuesday

Here's hoping feathers don't fly during the Port Washington Common Council meeting on Tuesday, when officials are set to consider allowing the raising of chickens in residential areas.

The council first discussed researching urban chicken keeping in early February — and though the idea was met with much opposition from aldermen, the body instructed City Administrator Mark Grams to at least research the topic in surrounding areas.

"Although I have lots of concerns about having chickens in the city, I also had lots of concerns about bees," Ald. Mike Erhlich said during the early February meeting, referring to a debate just more than a year ago about urban beekeeping in Port Washington that — despite extreme initial opposition — ultimately resulted in an ordinance allowing honey bees inside city limits.

The council meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.

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