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Attention!

If you live in or near Salem, Oregon please help us legalize backyard chickens by coming to Salem City Hall (555 Liberty St NE, Room 240) for the following public hearing:

September 20, 2010

Starts at 6:30 pm
555 Liberty St NE in downtown Salem
Council Chambers – Room 240

Directions: You can enter the city hall parking garage from Commercial Street (if you are heading south) or from Liberty Street (if you are heading north). Park right along side all the police cars, walk cross the street, and take either the stairs or the elevator up to the second floor. Walk in a northerly direction (back toward the parking lot) and enter through the very large doors on the right. Take a seat anywhere you like. Please remember to turn off your cell phones.
 
Read Salem's proposed chicken-keeping ordinance and our request for revisions.

THANK YOU!

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Polk County Master Gardener's
Fall Fling

September 11, 2010

Learn about the perfect combination of
chickens & gardening

There's no same-day registration, and only limited enrollment. The signups close on August 27.

Call the Polk County Master Gardeners to register at 503.623.8395

For more information click here

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Coop-building Workshop
in Portland

September 25, 2010
10am-3pm

Learn how to build a secure, happy home for your hens in this hands-on workshop with John Carr of The Garden Coop. Participants will build The Garden Ark mobile chicken coop. At the end of the workshop there will be a drawing and one lucky participant will go home with the coop. All participants will go home with a copy of the plans and the hands-on know how to build a coop.  The cost of the workshop is $40 and the deadline to sign up and pay is September 20. For more information or to sign up contact Rodney Bender at 503-284-8420 or rodney@growing-gardens.org.
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November 2, 2010 - Election

Jason Freilinger - Candidate for Marion County Commissioner Position #1

After the City of Salem legalizes backyard chickens, those of you who live on county islands within the urban growth boundary will still need to convince the county to follow suit. I met Jason recently at the politician cook-off  & sustainability fair (see picture on left) and he definately supports the chicken-keeping ordinance. Keep this in mind when you vote on November 2, 2010.