We just returned from our city council vote on allowing chickens in Papillion and it was voted down 6 to 2. I am upset, mad, and disappointed in our 'up and coming' city.
At the open forum not one family was against them - in fact over 15 families spoke FOR the chickens and gave every reason to have chickens as a choice. Even humane society was there, letter from Mother Earth News, farmers, people who had chickens growing up.... To top it off only 2 city councilmen said yes and NO ONE else had the guts to say why they were saying no. There was so much work going into this. I really am disappointed in our City and my kids are sad as well... Who would have know that we have so many closed minded people in our city. What a bunch of Chickens are council is to turn it down and not give a CLUCK what the residence really want!