You have to wonder about this little petty Napoleon type local alderwoman and if she has any brains up in her noggin.
From the Wausau Daily Herald: A recently-elected Schofield City Council member appears to be using her position to force her neighbor to get rid of his racing pigeons or face fines from the city.
Brian Mader, 38, lives on Ridgeland Avenue with his family and about two dozen homing pigeons that he has kept in lofted coops in his backyard for four years. In one loft, he has about 10 birds that are retired from racing, and in the other, he has 15 that he takes all over the state to compete in races.
Two houses down on Ridgeland Avenue lives Sue Martell, who was elected to the City Council in April and now leads the city’s Health and Sanitation Committee.
Shortly after her election, Martell — who Mader said has never liked his birds — began her effort to rid the neighborhood of what city ordinance refers to as prohibited “fowl.” That effort culminated this week when Martell and the rest of the council voted unanimously, based on a recommendation from Martell’s Health and Sanitation Committee, that Mader must remove the pigeons or face fines of $114 a day.
At issue is Martell’s claim that residents in her neighborhood have complained to her about the birds, asking her to get rid of them. A July 20 letter sent to Mader from Schofield building inspector Dan Dziadosz said the city “is taking a proactive initiative to address a list of concerns that a citizens group has provided. ... Pigeons from your property have been noticed by adjacent residents as roosting on rooftops and defecating about the neighborhood.”
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20130817/WDH01/308170372/Ruffled-feathers-Schofield-officials-take-aim-man-s-homing-pigeons-video-?nclick_check=1
Holy crap, Batman, the guy's birds poop. And so do Robins, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Sparrows and other numerous birds that fly in the neighborhood. Does this idiot alderman want to ban those birds as well?
As it turns out that no one has complained about the birds in the neighborhood and the petty little tyrant lied about it.
Finally, this idiot politician and the city have this little problem:
They're homing pigeons and what do homing pigeons do? They return home, so even if the owner gets rid of the birds, there is a good chance they will return to his home. That's what these birds do naturally.
I think, now that the petty little tyrant, Sue Martell has been exposed to be a complete moron, the City of Schofield will change their minds and allow the guy to keep his birds.
And if the owner can't solve the problem with the city, maybe he can enlist the help of pigeon owner, Mike Tyson to help convince the city.
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