NORTHBOROUGH – After months of discussion that “pitted neighbor against neighbor in a town that’s fairly small,” according to Board of Health Chair Glenn French, Northborough has decided to semi-permanently table an effort to impose restrictions on chicken owners in town. The decision, met with clapping in the audience, is a win for Northborough’s owners of poultry.
On Feb. 24, the Board of Health held a public hearing regarding imposing regulations to keep poultry in town. The issue, which entered the limelight when it was reported by the Community Advocate in September, started when residents of Thaddeus Mason Road came to the Board of Health complaining about a chicken coop which was “upsetting” due to the smell.
The Board of Health drew up potential regulations…