PAPILLION, Neb. (KMTV) – While Rachel Dunham has always wanted to get more involved in local government, the repeated failure of the backyard chicken ordinance provided the final push she needed to run.
- Rachel Dunham is running for Papillion City Council Ward Two after the city repeatedly rejected backyard chicken ordinances since 2012
- The lifelong Sarpy County resident says she wants to represent her neighbors and ensure city growth strengthens rather than strains neighborhoods
- Primary elections are scheduled for May 12BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
A Papillion woman who has followed the city’s backyard chicken debate for more than a decade is now running for city council, hoping to finally bring the ordinance to fruition.
Rachel Dunham, a lifelong Sarpy County resident, announced her candidacy for Ward Two on the Papillion City Council. While she has always wanted to get more involved in local government, the repeated failure of the backyard chicken ordinance provided the final push she needed to run.
“We have such a great diversity and variety in here and I really want to showcase that and maintain being the glowing gem of Nebraska, specifically with that I do plan on championing the chicken ordinance again,” Dunham said…