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Tayo Johnson
From:Lorraine E Maxwell <lorraine.maxwell@cornell.edu>
Sent:Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:41 AM
To:Kate Supron; Mary Mills
Subject:Comment on DEIS Cayuga Heights' Deer Management Plan
Dear Mayor Supron:
I am writing to express my concern and dismay over the “Deer Management Plan” being considered by your
administration. It is not a deer management plan; it is a deer killing plan. I have lived in Ithaca for 17 years and have
learned to manage my life related to local wildlife. It might be unfortunate that I can’t plant tulips because the deer will
eat them but the solution to that problem is not to kill the animals. I have learned how to drive to avoid deer and use
fencing or other means to protect my garden. Killing should never be the answer to a “management” issue.
I urge you to allow appropriate fencing instead of killing animals. Your plan is inhumane and sends the wrong
message to our children and our community. Please, reconsider.
Sincerely,
Lorraine E. Maxwell
Lorraine E. Maxwell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Design and Environmental Analysis
Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
p. 607.255.1958
f. 607.255.0305