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Elk lighting website9/8/2023 ![]() Haddock said he’d need to give a 24-hour notice of the meeting before it can happen, and he would like to have DWR involved. “We’ll have a meeting and hash it again,” he said. “My question for the mayor is what drove this, who pushed it, why wasn’t it made more clear when so many people appear to be against it,” asked Michael Ahyou, Elk Ridge resident.Īnd after hearing close to two hours of comments, Haddock agreed to take the urban deer mitigation issue back to several city council members for discussion. “Things were getting too heated (online), a lot of personal attacks, a lot of threats, and I wanted to put an end to that and let them vent and put some facts in with the emotions,” he said. Haddock said he made himself available for Tuesday’s gathering at Shuler Park to address the misinformation circulating on Facebook about the program and to hear from residents upset about it. We didn’t do it behind closed doors, it was a public meeting, and it was properly noticed,” he told KSL TV. When responding to allegations that the City Council quietly passed the urban deer mitigation program to avoid backlash, Haddock said it was never a secret. “And what I would like to see happen today because all of us seem to have moved up here for the nature and wildlife, is to bring it back into a council meeting.”Įlk Ridge residents and city officials talking about the new deer mitigation program that kills some deer. There is clearly more people against this than the 25 they mentioned that are for it,” Clawson said. “I think such an emotional issue like this should have been publicized more. When pressed about why the mitigation plan was implemented, he explained that 25 current homeowners had contacted the city asking for help with nuisance deer on their properties. ![]() ![]() “I think killing the deer should be a last resort and not a first measure,” said Erin Clawson, Elk Ridge resident and former city council member.ĭuring Tuesday’s gathering, current City Councilman Jared Peterson also fielded questions from frustrated residents. Haddock anticipates that 15 to 20 deer will be killed this month. The new deer three-year mitigation plan, allows the city to euthanize the deer only in August. On Tuesday, Haddock said the population is closer to 400. “We’re not trying to eliminate the urban population we’re trying to get it to a healthier, more manageable level that the state has encouraged us.”Įlk Ridge’s mayor said Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources had advised the city that a healthy urban deer population of the town would be close to 200. ![]() “We’re looking for the ones that aren’t healthy, below weight, or have a disease, those are the ones we’re targeting,” he said. The healthy deer and other animals caught in the live trap can be safely released. Haddock said the urban deer the city plans to remove are the ones that are sick and underweight. Elk Ridge residents and Mayor Rob Haddock talking about the new deer mitigation program that kills some deer. ![]()
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