Town Council To Discuss Coyotes, School Committee Vacancy
The Portsmouth Town Council will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
Councilor James A. Seveney discusses an agenda item at Monday's council meeting.
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The Portsmouth Town Council will take up a number of issues tonight, including hearing updates on a potential "coyote issue" in town.
According to the meeting agenda, the council will discuss "a Potential Coyote-Related Ordinance and Update on Coyote-Related Issues."
The council will also hear from three applicants who are interested in serving on the Portsmouth School Committee.
A seat on the school committee became vacant this past November after member Jonathan Harris resigned one day after the General Election. The town council is responsible for appointing a member to the committee.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. To see the full agenda, click here.
East side
11:23 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Wasn't that the topic last week that lasted over an hour and a half? Some big coyote that won't let kids have access to the beach? What a crew that was. The council did a great job throwing back inside the cock fighting pack and wishing them well to sort it out. Great job!!!
Shirley C. Lally
11:53 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Sounds like a "shaggy coyote" story to me. These critters are an integral part of our ecosystem. They're usually nocturnal and normally avoid humans.. If one is acting strange, it may be sick. Leave your pets unattended at your own peril. That's just common sense.
Chris Christensen
1:12 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
"Common Sense and Coyotes" Is this the same Aquidneck Island where the coyotes have been discussed to death, except the ones with radio transmitters attached, God forbid, don't bother them. I hope the Patch does not take up space on this subject unless, just maybe, probably not...something new is figured out about what to do with them.
Robert E
2:09 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
The Coyotes are never going away people need to just get used to them and get over it.
pinta1
10:10 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
coyotes are not indiginous to aquidneck island, they came here from somewhere else. they are wild animals that don"t belong roaming peoples backyards. we have ordinances against roaming dogs! they can easily drag a dog off a back porch, do we have to wait until someones small child is dragged off !!
Robert E
12:28 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The coyotes have spred all the way to Canada. The reason they are here is because we have killed off all the wolves who kept the coyotes in check. They are here now and you better get used to them they are here to stay. If you keep killing them they will keep reproducing. Coyotes are not draggging off our children and if they do it's the fault of parents not supervising their children.
East side
2:16 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Based on the town councils past ways to ignore valid issues, they should use the same theory - when coyotes enter a neighborhood and are not wanted, the people in that neighborhood and the coyotes should get together and discuss an agreement.
Linda
7:49 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
I am concern about the coyote issue. Certainly as stated above , coyotes are part of the ecosystem as well lions , tigers and bears! I I believe the majority of Portsmouth residents do not want coyotes running in their backyards . Most of our yards are not fenced keeping Portsmouth a traditional NE town. Bottom line -coyotes make it unsafe to have our dogs as well young children outside even with close supervision
a resident with a watchful eye
10:55 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Go to portsmouthri.com.....click on the link to watch the 1-28-13 TC meeting..... watch the 30 mins. spent on the waste water issue...Does Liz Pedro always think that there is some kind of conspiracy going on or what?......she is an awful councilperson and she cannot ever clearly communicate.....
a resident with a watchful eye
10:58 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
other than that, without Joe Robicheau and Judy, it seems like the meetings run very smoothly......you don't have to agree with all the decisions, but you must agree that the decorum is much better without a lot of sniping, fighting and disrespect that was so prevalent the last two years.