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Chandler Council to pursue bird-feeding ordinance

Hummingbird feeders, such as the one shown here, and other bird feeders would still be permitted in Chandler, as long as pigeons can’t get into them, under a prospective ordinance. The Chandler City Council and staff discussed details and council direction for such an ordinance in an April work session.

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The Chandler City Council is ready to take action on birds.

Or rather, against people who feed or invite birds — especially the kind that seem to do the most property damage with feces.

Riann Balch, the city’s neighborhood resources director, presented to Council at a work session on ordinance options to help cut down on the large numbers of wild birds drawn to parts of the city that are the most densely developed.

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