Chicken topic again

Colfax Councilwoman Jeanette Solimine at the Oct. 1 city council suggested the city should enforce its animal ban ordinance or allow residents to keep animals in town. She said she wanted to bring the topic up again because she believes proponents of in-town chicken raising now view the city as “somehow being mean” by leaving the ban in place.

Solimine noted the council’s integrity was challenged at the previous session because residents are now keeping chickens and other animals in town.

Councilman Jim Kackman pointed out enforcement of the animal ordinance is now carried out in a response mo...