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I was like

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every

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phone
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Mike Swford have our invitation for us.
Let's pray. Dear Lord, thank you for

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another opportunity to be here. Thank
you for all the work that is done in our

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city to make it the place that we love
and care about. Thank you for your

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guidance and your blessings. Continue to
guide our actions and make them what

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they need to be. We ask all this in
Jesus name. Amen. Amen.

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Mayor
>> I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible with liberty and
justice for all.

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Mina do a roll call

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here. Baker
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» Alexander
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» here.
>> Mayor Evans

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» here. City turn
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All right. Like for everybody look over
the minutes and call for a motion to

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approve the minutes for work held on
December 9th.

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Second have a motion and second. All in
favor say I. I. Yes. There's none.

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Passes. Uh call for a motion uh for
approval of the minutes of the regular

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meeting held on December 9th, 2025.

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Second. We have a motion and second. All
in favor say I.

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» I. Opposed.
Passes.

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All right. We don't have any unfinished
business. It's hard to believe. Um, so

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we'll move on to new business. Um, item
number seven, ordinance 1645, amending

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the code concerning excavations within
public right away.

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So, ordinance 1645.
Um so whenever I um started here I I

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noticed within the rideway with some of
the utility cuts um uh mainly there's a

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certain way to do utility cuts that help
the longevity of a road also helps with

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the final patch that's produced. Mainly
you want square edge as possible. uh

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pre-cutting all type of cuts and going
um from doing the entire road with uh

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each lane. So a cut in the middle, you
would want to go from curb to curb, a

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coat, a cut in one lane, go from center
line to edge to curb. Um so I created a

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uh specification
um that's listed in here as a city of

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Hartzel Street cut repair guidelines and
specifications.

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Um, this ordinance references those
specifications.

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Um, it also replaces all of the existing
wording that's in this that's in this

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section with with the wording that's
listed here. mainly we're um trying to

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educate um everyone on u the we
reference the Alabama the ALDOT

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standards for uh utility cuts as well as
our specifications

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um informing the public that we have a
required permit to be issued to be able

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to cut within city streets

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responsibility of um whenever it is
whenever you do cut, making sure that

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they know they're responsible for
replacement back to city spec um within

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the specifications that's listed.
Um I've outlined the requirements for

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back filling before the actual uh
permanent patch is put down. Um again,

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this this is just for introduction
tonight. So

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» I have a question on enforcement. Yes.
>> Who inspects those after they've been

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done?
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» That' be you. And then what what happens
if we don't accept the patch that's been

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put down?
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these would be involved with the
utilities themselves.

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» Um it would be a phone call from me
telling them that it's not acceptable.

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We've already started this on a few
patches. they've already been uh these

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uh the street cut repair guidelines have
been sent over to them and they're

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implementing this um going forward. Um
as far as our ability to enforce um

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might lead that up to someone else
answer, but right now it's me going on

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site and telling them it's not
acceptable. Um, and um, I can let

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someone else speak to our ability to
actually enforce that.

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» Come down to me talking to their
attorney, show them the wisdom of

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compliance.
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write hearts utility,
but certainly there are ways to force

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them to comply. I'm sure they will,
>> right? I'm sure they will. want to know

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from
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such a generous relationship with them.
Is there are there means to enforce

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» absolutely compliance?
>> Court.

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» Court.
>> Court. That's always fun.

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» All right.
>> This applies to everybody, not just

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utilities.
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AT&T, you got Joy, they got everybody
several.

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» And currently, we didn't have any
specifications for our permit. So,

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whenever we issue a permit, I'll be uh
giving out these specifications that

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they know whenever they're doing their
bidding that they know the patch is

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going to have to be a little bigger than
it has been in the past so we can have a

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more uh permanent uh patch in the long
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so this is for introduction
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introduction on that. All right. So
you've heard explanation from Ben and

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then we like to make a motion for
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» Second have a motion in a second. Any
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» I'd like to thank Ben for this.
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» Can I just say I give Ben kudos to this?
So this bugged me for a long time and

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right after he came he um you could tell
it kind of got on his nerves too. So he

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all work on his other he appreciate it
coming up and driving up and down Rock

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Street every day.
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Well, um, we had a really good ordinance
in place, uh, indicator that the city

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indicator put together that we enforced
at utilities and I reached out to them

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with some recommendations and was able
to put ours together. So,

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» this month's meeting
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patch looks like they're playing Jenga
or something. I'm not sure. Yeah, this

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is great.
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All in favor? Uh I missed there is none
been sir.

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» Thank you.
>> All right. Item number eight resolution

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25-1216
moratorum on enforcement

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on portions of the existing sign
ordinance. Yes. This was just put a

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temporary call or moratorum on
enforcement of the sign count maximums

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for temporary signs pending amendment of
that section. Uh basically we just want

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to take a look at uh the existing
wording with regards to uh count of

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general temporary signs versus political
referending signs that type thing until

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we get that in place for the whole law
enforcement of that that one clause.

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Okay. for explanation. Anyone like to
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» Second

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have a motion and second. Any discussion
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All in favor say I.
>> I against there is none. Motion passes.

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Uh I think we're going to
we need to table this or just not

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introduce it myself.
not just skipping

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number nine. All right, number 10.
Consider appointment to the mental

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health board.
And uh basically I guess Rita, if I

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remember correctly, I just open the
floor to nominations.

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So if anyone has someone they would like
to nominate, please do so now.

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We have Miss Laura English and Miss
Teresa Haynes to interview tonight.

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» I nominate Laura English.
>> Second.

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» Have a motion and a second.
Uh any discussion or questions?

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All in favor say I.
>> I opposed. There's none.

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English has been appointed to the mental
health board. All right.

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Announcements. The city of Hartzell is
accepting applications for positions on

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the following boards. cemetery to work
five expired positions,

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two full five-year terms, and three with
four years remaining. Uh, a board of

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zoning adjustment on one unexpired
three-year term through March 1st of

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2028.
Uh, parks and recreation board, three

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unexpired terms. Applications are
available at the city clerk's office and

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city hall or on the city's website.
Applications must be turned in to the

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city clerk's office or emailed by
Friday, January 2nd at 400 p.m.

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All right. No have comments from mayor.
All right. Um

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Okay. Thank you all for being here
tonight. The couple of announcements.

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The last day for the pool pass sale is
tomorrow. So, if you are interested in

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getting a full pass for this season for
Christmas presents, make sure you stop

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by parking right by tomorrow. Um, that's
a firm deadline. Um, also, rumor has it

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that Santa is making a visit to Hartsell
and tomorrow he will be visiting schools

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uh on Sunday. He will be
um visiting our communities

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sometime after church. And if you want
to track Santa, you can go to our

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website um or to our Facebook page and
be able to track him through your

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through an app on your phone. Um the
city office is closed for for the

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holidays from December the 24th through
the 26th. Um the city dump will be open

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on the 26th. Um and of course our
essential services will be available. Um

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business license season is upon us. that
will be after the first of the year.

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Renewals start after the first of the
year. So, if you have a business license

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that needs to be renewed, um those you
will be notified, we're hoping through

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email, but also through a regular
mailer, but uh if you don't for some

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reason receive that, make sure you get
your renewal taken care of. Um Chief Fox

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just returned from checking on our new
ladder truck and we're all excited about

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the progress on that and uh hope to take
delivery on that before the at least by

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the first of the year. Um, I want to say
thank you to the Quantis Club for the

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parade. It was the largest parade
they've ever had. I believe over 120

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floats and it was a beautiful night and
a great event for our community. Also, I

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say thank you to the Civil Air Patrol
and to Ken Barner for the Reese Across

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America event that he hosted this
weekend. Um they laid over 600 reads

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both at the city cemetery as well as uh
the Hartzel Memorial Gardens which I

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believe is actually in the county. But
uh it was a really terrific turnout and

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something I hope that they will continue
to do. They their aspirations are to see

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it grow and continue to keep this up
from year to year. It was a great event.

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» Awesome. Thank you.
Oh, awesome. Love it for me. Bad this

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year.
>> Um, everyone have a merry Christmas and

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thank you,
>> Mike. Uh, she didn't come back. I asked

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her to come back to talk about throwing
candy at parade. I did see candy thrown,

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but parade was was very good. But I do
commend the pawns book club. And then

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just merry Christmas and happy new year.
Won't be back doing this until January.

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So
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said don't
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empty pillowcases
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» Merry Christmas.

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» I'll say the same. Merry Christmas. Um I
know we have comments from the audience.

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If you want to speak, please come and
say your name and address and you have

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three minutes.
>> Hello, Jason Gell. I'm sure all of you

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remember me. I wish I was up there with
you, but it didn't turn out that way.

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Now, we heard a rumor that you were
considering discussing the issue that

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was the centerpiece of my campaign. So,
I just want to say I hope that rumor is

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true and that you're considering
discussing it too soon. Uh, chickens in

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case you forgot.
That's all I have to say.

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Clayton Smith at 1801 Council Road. I
just want to come talk to y'all about uh

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the ordinance on foul. Uh I believe it's
been an issue. Um me and my wife, we've

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had chickens for seven years and we
didn't know about the ordinance. We ran

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into some issues. We've been told to get
rid of them. She loves these things.

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They're her pets. Um I'm not proposing
let's have a chicken farm in our

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backyard, but four chickens come. Uh so
if if possible, can we change this one,

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please? Thank you.
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» All right. Well,
do I call for a motion to adjourn the

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meeting or can I just adjourn? Call for
a motion. Call for a motion to adjourn

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this meeting. Motion second. Let's go.