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| Hens rid yards of pests including ants, slugs, ticks, centipedes, mosquitoes, and even mice! |
Additionally, please consider coming to the City Council Meetings (held every 2nd and 4th Monday) to share your support to the Council in person. The next meetings are July 25, August 8, and August 22nd. Come at 6:45 pm to show that you support changing this outdated ordinance!
You can also show your support by sending an email or a letter to the City Clerk or to one or all of the City Council members (listed at the end of this post). It would be great if you emailed us a copy of what you sent, so we have a better idea of how many people are showing Brooklyn Center that they support hens. Our City Clerk is Sharon Knutson and you can reach her at: cityclerk@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us or by US mail:
Sharon Knutson, City Clerk
6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy.
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Why bother changing the ordinance?
Hens provide food, don't use much space, and they are quieter & produce less waste than dogs or cats. The waste they do produce is compostable, unlike most other animals. They are great pets, lay eggs that are more delicious and healthy than those found in the grocery store, and they are relatively easy to responsibly care for.
Hens are permitted in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, New Hope, Roseville, Rosemount, and Burnsville, to name a few nearby places. We'd like to be able to proudly add Brooklyn Center to that list. You hardly have to step foot outside of Brooklyn Center to see firsthand that allowing hens in a city does not pose a threat to the health, safety, comfort, repose, or welfare of the public. Let's make Brooklyn Center a better place to call home and get rid of this unnecessary and overreaching government restriction. It doesn't protect the public from anything, as hens are neither a danger nor a nuisance.
Contact City Council Members:
Mayor Tim Willson
7007 Dallas Road
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
phone: 763-503-5729
voice: 763-569-3450
Term of Office - 1/1/07 - 12/31/14
mayorwillson@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us
Councilmember Carol Kleven
5835 Zenith Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
phone: 763-561-3495
voice: 763-569-3446
Term of Office – 1/1/11 – 12/31/14
councilmemberkleven@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us
Councilmember Kay Lasman
4407 Woodbine Lane
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
phone: 763-560-6689
voice: 763-569-3448
Term of Office - 1/1/97 - 12/31/12
councilmemberlasman@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us
Councilmember Tim Roche
816 69th Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
phone: 763-772-3017
voice: 763-569-3447
Term of Office – 1/1/09 – 12/31/12
councilmemberroche@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us
Councilmember Dan Ryan
6442 Indiana Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
phone: 763-535-4177
voice: 763-569-3445
Term of Office - 1/1/07 - 12/31/14
councilmemberryan@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us
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