PULLET SURPRISE: Bad blood at City Hall traced to new student urban farming initiative

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Municipal sources have shed new light on the controversy that has roiled Flagstaff City Hall in recent weeks.

Bad blood between the City Council and staff is being traced to a new sustainability program combining urban farming and student responsibility that has moved – literally – inside City Hall.

Sustainability manager P.G. Woodshed hatched the plan with Development Director Dan “Guy” Fawkes after learning of negative community feedback to massive student housing projects looming over Flagstaff neighborhoods.

“What if we attached a conditional use permit to each student apartment that required a green commitment?” Woodshed recalled asking Fawkes.

Instead of a bike on each balcony, she said, how about a raised-bed garden?

The pair took their plan to the council in executive session, where Councilman Charlie Odorguard pointed out that gardens don’t do well in winter in Flagstaff, even on west-facing balconies. Instead, Councilwoman Eva Pulletzova suggested raising “fresh air” chickens, saying it would support local food production while also promoting a greater sense of responsibility among students.

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1. is this an April Fools item?

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2. EAT MORE FISH

EAT MORE FISH
The council has set a special post-Easter meeting to deal with community concerns after receiving a petition from a new advocacy group, Eat More Fish, asserting poultry rights.

“Whether you’re cooped up in a shed or on a tiny balcony, it’s still industrial farming,” wrote a member, Dixie Chick, who moonlights as city spokesperson Jessica Drummstick. She called for larger, covered porches, conversion of city pocket parks to free-range barnyards and, ultimately, a city education campaign to wean local schoolchildren off chicken tenders and nuggets in their lunchboxes.