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Omaha Steve

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Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:30 AM Aug 2015

Neighbor suing over chickens and garden says she’s trying to maintain the integrity of the neighborh [View all]



http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/neighbor-suing-over-chickens-and-garden-says-she-s-trying/article_50d0a62b-4b9b-5101-9a17-14305c44998a.html




BRENDAN SULLIVAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Stacy Williams shows off a leghorn chicken in the backyard of her Trendwood home. Williams said she has received “overwhelming support,” including donations of $1,235, as she strives to keep her chickens.

POSTED: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015 12:01 AM | UPDATED: 12:11 AM, WED AUG 5, 2015.
By Todd Cooper / World-Herald staff writer

Read the original story: Backyard chicken coop has annoyed neighbors clucking: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/backyard-chicken-coop-has-annoyed-neighbors-clucking/article_acfa15e7-b185-5155-9450-2b92f40af484.html

Original DU post and replies here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027038883
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The woman who sued her neighbor over her backyard chickens and garden says she doesn’t hate chickens, doesn’t hate gardens and doesn’t hate her neighbors.

Lynn Perry says she just loves her home and her neighborhood — and wants to protect its integrity.

That’s why she and her husband, Brad Perry, have filed a lawsuit against Stacy Williams over her backyard mini-farm, Lynn Perry said.

“I love our house — I love our neighborhood,” said Lynn Perry, who has lived in Trendwood for 32 years. “I want the integrity of Trendwood’s neighborhood to be maintained.

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'integrity'? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #1
No kidding. Daemonaquila Aug 2015 #3
Lynn better watch out! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2015 #2
those talons are no match for my smoker :) snooper2 Aug 2015 #4
So she has lived there 32 years, isn't selling but wants compensation for an unproved decline in GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #5
I would like to reserve judgment until after trial? How many Chickens and their manure in suburban backyards? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #6
My former neighbors had chickens HockeyMom Aug 2015 #7
+1 jonno99 Aug 2015 #8
Exactly, urban farming needs regulation just like other enterprises. Our small community allows jwirr Aug 2015 #10
Not ok on a 1/4 acre lot FreakinDJ Aug 2015 #9
I've kept chickens for years. cwydro Aug 2015 #13
bs magical thyme Aug 2015 #14
People here keep chickens on small city lots with 50' frontages Retrograde Aug 2015 #15
Which diseases are those? Mariana Aug 2015 #17
Busybodyitis for one. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #19
I live in an unincorporated area. MissB Aug 2015 #11
Oh come on. Android3.14 Aug 2015 #12
I find the argument that city law doesn't override neighborhood covenants to be bullshit. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #16
I could swear I saw one on my deed about drinking alcohol on Sundays. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #20
I think Ms. Williams should decorate the part of her yard Mariana Aug 2015 #18
If they make her get rid of the chickens, I hope she gets two or three Beagles. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #21
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