Council Pauses Poultry Ordinance, Accepts Mount Horizons Variance

The April monthly meeting of the Whitehall Town Council was preceded by a second reading of the proposed Town of Whitehall Poultry ordinance. While the first reading had little to no public comment, the second reading brought in several Whitehall residents who own poultry.

Vaia Errett, who lives on Second Street, understood the ordinance but did not understand why the ordinance was three pages and “overly regulated.”

“ Extending your garden is valuable, extending sustainability is valuable, and keeping our rural values is valuable,” Errett said but noted that a more flexible ordinance could be...