Decide whether to allow live chicken sales at Richmond Certified Farmers' Market
In Plain English
The farmers' market operates on city property at Barrett Avenue between 24th and 25th Streets. The city must renew the market's land use permit starting November 1st. Council needs to decide if vendors can sell live chickens as part of the new permit terms.
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Votes
to allow the sale of live chickens as long as all sales comply with applicable law
3 to 3
Why This Vote Matters
Live chicken sales will remain prohibited at the Richmond Certified Farmers' Market after a motion to allow them failed in a 3-3 tie vote, with Councilmember Bates absent. Vice Mayor Butt's proposal would have permitted vendors to sell live chickens as long as they followed all applicable laws when the city renews the market's land use permit starting November 1st. Beckles, Boozé, and Butt voted to allow the sales, while McLaughlin, Ritterman, and Rogers voted against. The market operates on city property at Barrett Avenue between 24th and 25th Streets, so the council controls what vendors can sell there.
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to deny the sale of live chickens beginning November 1, 2011
4 to 2
Why This Vote Matters
Live chickens will be banned from the Richmond Certified Farmers' Market starting November 1st, following a 4-2 council vote. The decision affects the market's new land use permit for the Barrett Avenue location between 24th and 25th Streets. Councilmembers Boozé and Butt opposed the ban, while Beckles, McLaughlin, Ritterman, and Rogers supported it. This administrative decision sets the terms for vendors when the market's permit renews.
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