chicken law

Public Hearing Tuesday On Chicken Law ONEONTA – At its March 3 meeting, Common Council signaled it will support an ordinance allowing city residents to raise chickens. At the next meeting, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, council will convene a public hearing on the matter, required before the law can be finally approved. In related matters, council will consider charging a $25 fee for a two-year permit to raise chickens. And Mayor Russ Southard, in his report, will signal whether he…