Wakefield moves to repeal deer-feeding ordinance

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD — Members of the Wakefield City Commission voted on Monday evening to approve repealing an ordinance relating to feeding deer within city limits.

The motion included the scheduling of a first reading on the repeal at the council’s next regular meeting.

“You have to have three readings of it,” said City Manager Robert Brown Jr., noting that a public hearing then also must occur, followed by 30 days of publication, before the repeal can be officially on record.

Monday’s action follows the council’s discussion of the matter at an April 8 council m...