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| deer, courtesy Chagrin Solon Sun |
SOLON It’s official — deer hunters and their supporters will face opposition on the Nov. 8 ballot.
As anticipated, the voters’ initiative known as the Solon Deer Preservation Act will be appearing on the ballot, after the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections received 1,664 signatures on collected petitions.
Of those, 1,342 were found to be valid, in terms of registered voters living within Solon. That was well over the “10 percent plus one” minimum required by the elections board.
“We far exceeded our (mandatory) target of 980 signatures and we are confident the Solon Deer Preservation Act will be on the November ballot for the citizens of Solon to decide,” organizers posted on their website at SolonDeer.com...
…Another inflammatory component of the city’s revisiting the deer culling program would be the addition of crossbow hunting, which city officials say could slash costs. Opponents have already voiced fierce opposition to its inclusion, as well...more
