A judge has ordered a Niskayuna couple to get rid of their backyard chickens because the birds don't qualify as pets. Neighbors say they were OK with chickens, and the property is nicer than it had been before the chickens. Earlier: the bid to change Albany's backyard chicken law, and other urban chicken items [WTEN] [Spotlight]
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Please send a letter to Judge Swinton letting him know our girls are not farm animals and they need to come home!
Stephen F. Swinton Jr., Town Justice, One Niskayuna Circle, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Niskayuna Town Board
Thomas Cannizzo, Building Inspector tcannizzo@niskayuna.org
Kathy Matern, Town Planner kmatern@niskayuna.org
Joe Landry, Supervisor supervisor@niskayuna.org
Rachael Woodley, Secretary rwoodley@niskayuna.org
Peter Scagnelli, Town Attorney
Matthew Miller, Assistant Town Attorney
Joe Landry, Supervisor jlandry@niskayuna.org
Liz Orzel Kasper lkasper@niskayuna.org
Julie M. McDonnell jmcdonnell@niskayuna.org
Denise Murphy McGraw dmurphymcgraw@niskayuna.org
Jonathan McKinney jmckinney@niskayuna.org
... said Brenda Helm on Jan 10, 2011 at 3:19 PM | link