The City of Onalaska will be considering an ordinance prohibiting the feeding of deer within the City limits as part of a larger effort to mitigate damage caused by deer in Onalaska's neighborhoods and growing concerns expressed by Onalaska citizens. The ordinance will be considered Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 6:00PM by the Administrative and Judiciary Committee at City Hall, 415 Main Street, Onalaska, WI. Persons having interest in the ordinance may contact the City Clerk's Office or Planning Department for information.

The city has purchased a very informative video from
QDMA, Quality Deer Management Association, from which most of your questions may be answered concerning Urban Deer and the interaction (both potential and real) with citizens.

Aspects covered within the video are:
    · Biological and social issues of Urban Deer
    · Other cities' and counties' problems with deer
    · And how each addressed their unique issues

You can check-out the DVD from our own city library starting June 26th or contact me at City Hall for the CD-ROM version of the video.

Joe Barstow
GIS Technician
781-9589

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