Publisher
A motion to change the city’s animal ordinance was introduced for the first reading during Opelika’s city council meeting last week. The change would allow the discharging of firearms within the city limits in order to shoot nuisance animals under strict conditions. The change stems mainly from a flock of turkey vultures that are nesting behind and near the Calhoun Tennis Center and is adjacent to Opelika Middle School. According to a letter from City Attorney Guy Gunter, the vultures are adversely affecting the education setting and may cause problems such as: spreading disease through their droppings, damage to the buildings, offensive odors, noise and may frighten or annoy the children.