A proposal to ban the intentional feeding of wildlife and stray animals within the city will likely move forward, but in a revised form.
On Monday, members of the Crawfordsville Common Council killed the original piece of legislation that was introduced in May.
Councilman Jeff Lucas, chair of the ordinance and petitions committee, asked to move the proposed ordinance, in its current form, from the table so council members could vote to kill it. All five members in attendance did so.
The measure, which was initiated by constituent concerns, drew a large public outcry when it was introduced in May, prompted the council to
table the proposal and form a study group.
Mayor Todd Barton said the study group is continuing to meet and is closing in on two separate pieces of legislation.
“We met several times with all the groups involved and we are working on two different pieces — one dealing with the wild animal piece and one dealing with the cat piece. Those are not quite ready to come back yet. They will come back to the council, but it will not be a reworking of the current ordinance ... We have to get that one out of the way and come back with the two new ordinances.”
Barton said the study group is getting closer to finalizing the proposed legislation but could not provide a specific timeline for its introduction to the council.
In other business, the council approved two resolutions that acknowledge Historic Whitlock and W Enterprises are both in substantial compliance for tax abatement purposes.
