Couple Asks Village Board for OK on Backyard Hens
Bill and Barb Rasmussen are requesting to keep their five hens in their backyard at 1111 Pyott Road — a home that is owned by the village of Lake in the Hills.
It appears unlikely hens will be ruling the roost anytime soon in Lake in the Hills. Bill and Barb Rasmussen, residents of the village-owned home at 1111 Pyott Road, appeared before the Lake in the Hills Committee of the Whole on Tuesday night to request the board allow them to keep their five hens in their backyard. The couple brought the hens with them from Barrington Hills when they moved into the home in August. The animals are not permitted under village code, said Village Administrator Gerald Sagona. “We keep them for the farm-fresh eggs,” Bill Rasmussen told trustees at Tuesday's meeting. “We were just not aware that (the hens) were not permitted in the village.” The village recently cited the couple and asked them to remove the …
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Jan
9:41 am on Friday, March 9, 2012
maybe the city should ban "pink slime" thats is all of our meat (google this) and let folks try to feed themselves fresh "real" food. Times are tough - haven't you heard? more ›