I was not able to attend tonight's sham, but through Twitter and emails, I thought I would pass on what I have heard so far.
Comments to the protestors on the way in:
Update June 22, 2015 9:17 PM Following the Trib's Matt Santoni on Twitter:
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| Some of the protestors |
Comments to the protestors on the way in:
A man actually told us he is better than us because he pays $8000 in taxes.Jeannine Fleegle yelled at Dave Brumfield because he said the sterilization permit was rejected because they didn't specify the type of vehicle that would transport the deer.
2 men walking into the meeting said we weren't allowed to be there or have signs. Barbara told one of them it's our constitutional rights. He actually said "bahhhhh you and your Constitution!"
Matt Santoni on Twitter: (Listed with most recent Tweet at the top)
Jody Maddock tells #MtLebo commission he prefers at least a year of prep w landowners and training archers before a hunt. They seem shocked.
Matthew Santoni Jody Maddock, organizer of managed archery hunts, talking about how to assemble properties to waive safety zones and allow hunting.
#MtLebo prez Bendel asks when sharpshooting usually occurs, how soon to apply - winter season, summer application
#MtLebo's Steve Silverman asks how early @PAGameComm usually issues archery deer permits: 60k tags in Co. should start selling shortly.
.@PAGameComm says there is no "rebound effect" after hunting deer; they're already healthy and breeding at full tilt.
Deer population counts now skipped as way of determining if there's a problem, @PAGameComm rep says. Hard to get and divides community.
.@PAGameComm's Jeannine Fleegel: "normal" no. of deer is whatever the community can tolerate. No "right" number for a community.
McGill: Upper St Clair tried archery in parks in '98 but couldn't meet goal of <100 deer crashes until sharpshooters started in '04.
McGill: #MtLebo did switch to deer-resistant plants in municipal gardens.
#MtLebo planner McGill: confirmed deer-vehicle crashes up to 54 last year, 9% of all crashes.
Deer not drawing a crowd in #MtLebo? Fewer than 50 people so far at discussion meeting where public was told it can't comment.
Update June 22, 2015 9:17 PM Following the Trib's Matt Santoni on Twitter:
- Est. cost of sterilization: $1K per doe w all paid professionals; $500/doe if vets & handlers volunteer, DeNicola tells #MtLebo
- DeNicola notes how hard, expensive sterilization gets on its own as fertile pop. declines. Says #MtLebo wd need to get 80% to reduce pop.
- Tony DeNicola of White Buffalo Inc talking about darting, surgically sterilizing deer w ovariectomies.
Update June 22, 2015 10:27 PM Kill! Kill! Kill!
- #MtLebo staff directed to make general plan for archery, incl comparison to sharpshooting & plan for survey. Could be ready by July 14 mtg.
- Now discussing bait. Illegal in most of Pa except for 5 cos or with a political subdivision permit from @PAGameComm.
- DeNicola says #MtLebo should 1st survey residents to see who would support archery program & offer land for hunting.
- #MtLebo commission asking staff to look at costs, "ramp-up" steps to start archery v sharpshooting program.
- #MtLebo commish Vuono asks whether police could be sharpshooters like in Fox Chapel, wonders if ppl would trust them more than contractors.
- #MtLebo commissioners now debating methods, surveys of residents over support, costs.
