Chicken campaign clucks on in Cary

Jordan Cooke, Staff Writer for Cary News, has published a story about chickens. He interviewed representatives from the town, CaryChickens and an NCSU poultry specialist.

A Cary woman isn’t giving up on drawn-out efforts to grow something illegal in her backyard: chickens.

“It’s about reducing our environmental impact,” said Alissa Manfre, co-founder of grass roots group Cary Chickens, who says she wants to own chickens for their ability to control pests and provide fertilizer for their vegetable garden.

Full story

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Issue Advisory Group Presentation

The presentation for our request to form an Issue Advisory Group is this Thursday, August 13th, at the Town Council meeting which starts at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at 316 N. Academy Street. We are early on the agenda (http://www.townofcary.org/agenda/agenda.htm). The presentation will hopefully start around 6:45. The staff, CIRC, and Cary chickens presentations should last 20-25 minutes, and then Town Council will debate and vote on whether or not we may form a Town-Sanctioned Issue Advisory Group.

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CaryChickens To Give Presentation To Council

Alissa will be giving a 15 minute presentation to council during the council meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2009. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. and is located in the council chambers, 316 N. Academy St., Cary. After the presentation, the council will have a vote on whether to let CaryChickens form a Issue Advisory Group.

We held a presentation review session which yielded a lot of good ideas and progress. Anyone who has the opportunity to see this presentation should have a clear understanding that we are law abiding citizens that want to improve the town we call home.

Bring your family and show your support. Let them know that this is what the community wants. Wear your CaryChickens shirts. If would like a CaryChickens shirt, they are available for $6. You can contact me through the website for more details.

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Urban Chickens in the news

WRAL has posted a story about keeping chickens in Raleigh.

Urban chicken keeping is a growing trend across the Triangle. Raleigh residents are allowed to have laying hens in backyards, Durham residents need a permit for household hens and those living in Chapel Hill can have up to 10 hens. However, chicken keeping is still illegal in Cary.

Read the Full Story, In ‘urban chickens,’ some see golden opportunity.

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ABC Nightline: Co-ops Home to Urban Coops

Last night on ABC’s Nigtline, there was a story about keeping chickens in NYC. Watch the video

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CIRC Approves Application

The CIRC members voted unanimously to approve our application to form an Issue Advisory Group (IAG) and forward the request to a future council meeting. In either July or August, we will be allowed to give a presentation to encourage the council to vote to approve CaryChickens as an IAG.

Now is the time when we need support the most. Get your friends and neighbors to sign the petition and join our email discussion list.

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CIRC Presentation Scheduled

The Citizen Issue Review Commission agenda has been posted and they will be reviewing the CaryChickens application to form an Issue Advisory Group. We will be the first group to jump through the CIRC hurdle, so it will be interesting to see how the process actually works.

June 15, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Town Hall Campus
Council Executive Conference Room #22010
316 N. Academy Street, Cary, NC (map)

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CaryChickens on NBC 17

The struggle to legalize chickens with in Cary was in the news today on NBC 17. The story and video can be found at Cary Residents Push Chicken Debate.

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Raleigh, Garner and NPR

The annual Tour d’Coop will take place tomorrow. It is a great opportunity to see how people can responsibly keep chickens in an urban environment. There will be 24 sites this year with different styles of coops and many varieties of chickens. Tickets can be obtained tomorrow by donating cash or a non-perishable food item. More information can be found at Hen-side the Beltline Tour d’Coop.

Garner also does not allow chickens, but a resident there has started the process to get the ordinances changed. I wish them luck and look forward to another town allowing chickens.

Today at noon on NPR’s The State of Things, they will be doing a segment about chickens in the triangle. Bob from the Tour d’Coop and Alissa from CaryChickens.com will be interviewed by Frank Stasio. If you cannot hear it live, a recording will be available shortly after.

Update: Urban Chickens segment with audio

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