After some clucking, chickens still OK in village

By BILL SCHANEN IV

Ozaukee Press staff

The Village of Fredonia will remain a chicken-friendly community.

Asked whether to repeal the village’s ordinance allowing residents to keep hens on their property, maintain it as is or change it, the Village Board earlier this month chose not only to continue to allow chickens but make it easier to obtain a permit to do so.

Residents will no longer have to receive written permission from their neighbors before applying for a permit, although the board did increase the annual permit fee from $15 to $25.