Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cobb commissioner JoAnn Birrell explained the ordinance change to the East Cobb Civic Association.
The day after the Cobb Board of Commissioners voted to adjust its code for chicken owners on small residential lots, opponents of the measure still had plenty of questions. At a Wednesday meeting of the East Cobb Civic Association, District 3 commissioner JoAnn Birrell outlined the new policy before an audience that wasn't thrilled to absorb the news. The ECCA opposed the changes, which would permit owners to apply for a variance that would allow them to keep one female chicken -- but no roosters -- per 5,000 square feet of property. Applicants also must provide written consent from two adjacent neighbors, either in support of or in opposition to their petition. Birrell and Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee voted against the change, but it …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Georgia's cities and counties successfully lobbied to stop the Right to Grow Act, which would have protected backyard chickens.
- OPINION
-
Friday, March 23, 2012
In February, Rep. Earl Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs) introduced the Right to Grow Act to the Georgia General Assembly. The bill, which would have prohibited cities and counties from banning gardens, chickens and honeybees for personal consumption, sailed through the House Agriculture Committee, only to be killed by the Rules Committee after very aggressive lobbying by the cities and counties. They felt that it violated home rule granted to them by the Georgia Constitution and grumbled about potential lawsuits. They said the cities and counties are better able to legislate their areas without state intervention. If that is the case, who looks out for the people when their local governments lose touch with what is important to them? Who is …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Cobb County Commissioners voted against placing the backyard chicken ordinance change on the list of proposed zoning amendments to be voted on in January.
A dozen supporters of the right to keep chickens in backyards smaller than two acres joined Joseph Pond at last Tuesday's Board of Commissioners meeting to ask that the chicken issue be placed on the list of proposed zoning amendments to be voted on in January. Pond showed Commissioners a picture of a 1918 U.S. Department of Agriculture flyer that encouraged citizens to keep chickens as food supply during World War I. His arguments, and those of three supporters who spoke, did not sway Commissioners who voted against adding the issue to the January list of proposed zoning amendments. Despite repeated attempts, and a dismissed lawsuit against the county, Pond has not been able to get a county variance change so that his family can keep …
Monday, October 31, 2011
The Pond family requested a zoning variance to keep chickens in the back yard of their Northeast Cobb home. The Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-0 against that variance on Sept. 14, but the Pond's fight continues.
- OPINION
-
Monday, October 31, 2011
One of the hottest topics on Northeast Cobb Patch has been the story of the Pond family’s fight to keep chickens in the back yard. The Ponds requested a zoning variance from a 1972 ordinance banning livestock on lots smaller than 2 acres. The Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-0 against that variance on Sept 14. The Ponds' responded by forming The Backyard Chickens Alliance of Cobb County with the goal to change the zoning ordinance that essentially outlaws backyard chickens in Cobb County. By Joseph Pond The Backyard Chickens Alliance of Cobb County believe that it is the right of every citizen to be able to own backyard chickens whether or not they choose to exercise that right. Here are a few of the facts presented at the last Cobb County …
Deby
5:30 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
What else would you expect in a nation with a Fascist government? THATS RIGHT,The US operates under a fascist government! Want me to prove it? Our Government has two legs. One leg is obviously pro corporate absolute authority(republican). The other leg is obviously pro total socialization of all from lower middle class down(democrat) Well these legs join at the hip and form a Fascist national … more ›