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Tayo Johnson
From:Carol Warshawsky <carolw104@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, December 05, 2010 12:28 AM
To:Kate Supron; Mary Mills
Cc:Steve Shiffrin; Dominick LaCapra; Bob & Ginny Powers; Victor Nee
Subject:"Deer Management" Plan--for distribution to the Village Trustees!!
Dear Kate and Village Trustees
I am leaving town today so I won't be able to attend the meeting on Monday. But I would like my voice to be
counted.
I am strongly opposed to the deer management plan. I do not think it makes sense; I do not think it will have
the affect many of you expect; I do not want my taxes increased for a program I find distasteful and frivolous at
best, dangerous and useless at worst.
I am writing this despite feeling there is little interest on your part in hearing from the public, or at least that part
of the public opposed to this plan. If for no other reason, please reconsider this culling program in light of the
serious liability it poses to our Village and the burden of higher taxes.
As many have pointed out, deer have no sense of boundaries; culling deer in C.H. does not necessarily reduce
the herd. Others will roam in filling the void of those culled, enjoying increased vegetation and mating with the
remaining females. The situation will not change.
I do not trust that culling with guns can be done safely. While bow and arrow hunting would be a minuscule
improvement, both are very poor solutions which put residents at risk. The benefits will be minimal contrasted
against the frightfully large potential liabilities.
The costs of this program is high, more so if it proves ineffective. Village taxes will go up on an annual basis
to pay for this tomfoolery which has no end in sight --deer will still find their way into C.H. I find it
unconscionable to be forced to pay higher taxes for a program that is dangerous, unlikely to work, will not
increase safety*** and has been frivolously conceived to protect some residents' gardens.
Save us the Strum und Drang; plant deer resistant flora and put up fencing. The financial burden would rest on
those concerned instead of being foisted on the rest of us.
***To date there have been minimal (if any) deer / car accidents; if drivers obey the Village speed limit it is
difficult to see where this could become a more serious problem. However, deer running from the sound of shot
guns could pose a risk to drivers and pedestrians.
Thank you,
Carol Warshawsky
104 The Parkway
Ithaca NY 14850
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. ~Aristotle