posted by Joe Polk at 10:28 AM /
Mt. Lebanon commissioners are hearing complaints about deer from residents, so they want to explore ways to control the town's deer population. Two representatives of the Pennsylvania Game Commission visited Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday to talk about deer control.
From 2006 to 2008, the municipality contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lower the deer population, but it did not enter into the contract this year. "The No. 1 issue for me is that eventually there is going to be a serious accident involving a deer," commission President John Daley said.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/09274/1002072-55.stm
From 2006 to 2008, the municipality contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lower the deer population, but it did not enter into the contract this year. "The No. 1 issue for me is that eventually there is going to be a serious accident involving a deer," commission President John Daley said.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/09274/1002072-55.stm
Labels: deer, deer culling
4 Comments:
Perhaps if residents and their guests observed the speed limit (or, even drove at a slower pace--perhaps 20 mph) in Mt. Lebanon's neighborhoods, we could peacefully co-exist with the deer. In doing so, we would also be providing safer streets for our children and our pets.
Drivers are the problem; the deer are innocent bystanders.
Nita Fandray
If Mt Lebanon can curb the deer population why can’t the School Board curb spending?
The High School Bonds sold today raising $75,010,400 for the bond fund at an interest cost of 3.597%.
Also, the Covenant bankruptcy yielded approximately a $2,000,000 “windfall” for the School District from back taxes due. If these taxes had been paid in the year due the board could have avoided past tax increases and the entire community would have benefited from lower taxes.
Instead of sharing our neighbor’s taxes with us the School Board is deciding how to spend this $2,000,000 “windfall.” I am interested to hear a public discussion how the school board is going to divide up our extra money.
I appreciate Ms. Fandray's concerns.
That said, it may be productive to review earlier comments on the topic by clicking this entry's lables, "Deer" and "Deer Culling". Repetition of stated positions and concerns might thereby be reduced.
Marshall Waddell
Nita, the deer aren't always innocent bystanders. I had a friend who was hit by a deer running across the road, causing severe damage to the passenger side of his car. That deer was bound and determined to get across the road regardless of how fast his car was going.
Crashing into the side of the car is the deer's fault, not the driver's.
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