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Council votes to draft chicken ordinance

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Chris Felesky, spokesman for Chelsea Backyard Chickens, speaks to the Council about the groups proposed ordinance while Ana Hotaling, a member of Chelsea Backyard Chickens looks on holding an old English game hen.

ackyard chickens in Chelsea may have a chance at legality after a Feb. 27 Chelsea City Council meeting. The Council vote 4-2 in favor of having city manager John Hanifan draft an ordinance permissive of the keeping of backyard chickens. Councilmember Rod Anderson and Mayor Jason Lindauer voted against the motion while Councilmember Frank Hammer was absent. While the drafted ordinance would by no means make keeping chickens in Chelsea legal, its another step toward an official answer from the Council as they will have to vote on the first read of the drafted ordinance. The motion comes after two work sessions with Chelsea Backyard Chickens, a local

advocacy group, but the meetings, which were held several months ago, fell off. The issue picked up steam recently after the city sent a letter to one Chelsea family that had backyard chickens at their home, just a few blocks from the Chelsea District Library. Roen Montalva and Tim Farmer, along with their three children, gave their four hens to a family friend after the city issued the letter that stated the family needed to remove the chickens within 10 days or face not more than $500 in fines and/or 90 days of jail time. The city currently bans chickens and other certain agricultural land uses in lots less than 5 acres in size. The Chelsea Backyard Chickens, which includes Montalva and Farmer, attended the Feb. 27 Council meeting as
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Cressman featured at gallery

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River Gallery will host artist Larry Cressman in a solo exhibition of his installation drawings. His show, Ground Cover/ Covering Ground, will run from March 10 to April 22, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 10. The River Gallery is a wonderful space to exhibit art, Cressman said. Over our years of living in Ann Arbor, Chelsea has always been an enjoyable place to visit. The River Gallery is just another good reason to make the short trip from Ann Arbor. Cressman is an artist and associate professor of art at the University of Michigan, holding a

joint appointment in the Residential College and School of Art & Design. He has also taught in art programs at the University of Rhode Island, University of Toledo and at Washtenaw Community College, as well as on the U of M Summer Study Abroad Program in Italy. Originally from Pennsylvania, Cressman has made Ann Arbor his home since arriving in 1965 as a freshman at the U of M, where he earned a bachelors degree in design and a master of fine arts degree in printmaking and drawing. During his graduate studies, he received several Rackham Fellowships, and his work was included in regional and national print and drawing exhibits

throughout the country. He has received numerous awards, including Michigan Council for the Arts Creative Artists grants. Ive essentially been working as an artist and teacher since 1975 more than 35 years, he said. With all this time, my curiosity and interest in art has not diminished. I look forward to every day I can spend in my studio. Over the years Cressmans work has evolved away from the two-dimensional as he has explored drawing as a three dimensional form of expression. His work has been showcased around the country; and locally at the U of M

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A new way to help fund a good idea is on its way with Chelsea Soup, set for March 11. Lucy Silverio, a volunteer representative with Chelsea Soup, said the event is based off Sunday Soup, which is a grassroots model for funding small to medium sized creative projects through community meals, according to its website. The funds raised by the meals then go toward funding a winning proposal, which can be drafted by just one person or an entire organization, and the proposals are voted on by those who attend the dinner. The 5 p.m. dinner, held at the Friends Center Building, 7748 Clark Lake Road, will be a suggested donation of $5 to Mully Todd and Deb Harrington, two Chelsea Soup volunteers, pose for a photo. Harrington, who has done work with Yellow Door, will be the head chef for the rst PLEASE SEE SOUP/3-A three months.

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