Hinkel pushes Fairview Park to adopt new animal neglect laws

FAIRVIEW PARK Thanks to efforts by Ward 4 Councilman John Hinkel, the city has adopted new animal-neglect laws.

On May 16, City Council passed an ordinance that added several new sections to the city’s laws covering animal neglect, animal cruelty, animal abandonment, dog tethering, failure to restrain a dog in a motor vehicle, as well as dog shelter design standards.

Hinkel said the goal of the ordinance was to fill a gap in the law…more

Solon May Enlist USDA to Run Deer Culling Program

…all of the city's deer planning could become moot. Right now anti-hunting residents and other advocates are collecting signatures in hopes of putting an anti-hunting ordinance on the ballot…more

Deer Plan Provides Lethal Options, But Decision Rests with City Council

Solon's deer management plan* recommends a trio of lethal options to thin the deer herd…more

* See list of plants that are unpalatable to deer, beginning on page 6 of the Deer Management Plan referred to in this article