Weatherly Borough Council plans to review its animal ordinance after a resident complained about a stench from a neighboring property.

Lee Baker took issue with the odors coming from a property on Butz Street where numerous farm animals, such as turkeys, rabbits and goats are kept, he said.

“Would any of you folks put up with that?” Baker asked council on Monday night.

Last year, council moved forward with an ordinance restricting farm animals, except in residential-agricultural zones and up to six egg-laying chickens in residential zones.

Councilman Michael Bellizia said his understanding of the ordinance was residents could not have livestock, and they discussed limiting chickens.

Borough Manager Harold Pudliner said that residents could have livestock, but they reduced the number of chickens and no roosters are allowed.

Other council members also thought they limited livestock, not just chickens. Bellizia said that he has personally complained about this property as well, and was told by the code/zoning officer that the goats were grandfathered.

Baker told council that he didn’t see how that was possible. He had the ordinance council approved in July 2024, and it became effective one month later.

Bellizia explained that the reason they moved forward with this ordinance was to have enforcement power, and be able to enact change.

Council members, Pudliner, the borough secretary and Baker broke into separate conversations as they reviewed ordinance. Some residents asked if the meeting was still underway, because they could not hear what was being said.

Council wanted to research the ordinance, as they believed there may have been a mistake made in the date when it was updated. They wanted to check it and said someone would get back to Baker.

Fishing

Another resident, Beth Parker, wanted to know what was going on with fishing at Eurana Park, as the borough hoped to start the new program in mid-August.

Pudliner said that they moved the building down, and need to run electricity down to it. They also need people to work or volunteer, he said

“Anybody want to work at the fishing stand?” he asked those attending. “We’ve been searching for people.”

Pudliner asked Parker if she would be interested, and she declined, saying she wasn’t in favor of fishing from the start.