Comments on: Citizens Won’t Get Ballot Vote On Century Barnyard Animal Ban

By: Betty H

Betty H — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:56:07 +0000

It is sad when the voters can’t vote on the issues that affect them. If you don’t like how the council makes decisions then vote them out and elect people who will listen to you and not dictate.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:59:30 +0000

OMG who cares….Go buy a farm if you want livestock! I wouldn’t want to live in town near a cow pasture either…..But really is this what town meetings are about? Im sure there are alot more problems than some animals…Oh well that’s Century for you!!

By: Tired Citizen

Tired Citizen — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:35:08 +0000

Century has become too ridiculous. I’ll be moving my family else where, I don’t want my kids growing up in a town where it’s okay to see a drug deal while you pump gas at local gas stations, but yet it’s illegal to own farm animals.Really? Ha. Way to go Century, I Hope you get the kind of town you’re asking for. You’re not really setting it up for future generations to be successful. Good luck with that!

By: @just tired

@just tired — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:50:59 +0000

My family is from Century. Nothing is like it used to be. Like most good things, they come and go – will remain this way just as you have said. Shame too!

By: Ben Thar

Ben Thar — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:18:25 +0000

How am I supposed to mill sugar cane in my backyard if they won’t let me have a mule?

By: just tired

just tired — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:14:41 +0000

Century is a small country town, not a city, and that is precisely why most people who live here, choose to. Not very many years ago, this was a farming town and there’s nothing wrong with being a small town with barnyard animals. Instead of trying to turn Century into something that it’s not, the Mayor and council should be more interested in finding a way to stop Century from losing all the basic services that other surrounding small towns still have. Century has lost everything, we have to go outside of town to pay our taxes, get a driver license, go to school, go to a hospital, and etc. These are all things that Century had at one time, but now we have no one who’s willing to fight for Century. These are the type of things that the town council should be interesed in. Come up with a strategy on how to keep our town alive. Come up with a way to bring jobs to Century. Do something that matters. I won’t be surprised if the next thing to be taken away is our Post Office, because it was mentioned months ago and it WILL HAPPEN, because I can most certainly garauntee you that the council hasn’t given it a second thought. It’s so sad that they’re more concerned with what’s going on behind someone’s privacy fence or who has a barnyard animal.

By: Btwennis

Btwennis — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:44:37 +0000

From the number of comments you see on here my guess would be that if you have to vote them out over this you are way short on votes. pretty sure more than 40 people vote when elections are held.

By: ProudArmyParent

ProudArmyParent — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:32:52 +0000

I grew up in the INC. Village of Lynbrook in New York. all barn yard animals were grandfathered in. My great-Aunt still has chickens in her backyard and Lynbrook is only 15 minutes outside of New York City. Those animals got to remain as long as her family kept just one chicken in the yard they could add more at anytime.
So don’t tell me that big cities don’t have barnyard animals.
Maybe the Town Council in Century needs to actually listen to what the people of Century want! And if they don’t want to listen, they need to go. Just like what is going to happen to Florida’s current Govenor and our country’s current President!

By: Joy

Joy — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:05:37 +0000

I’m curious, How many Barnyard animals are in yards in Century? Who does this affect? Will the council allow variances for existing animals and allow the law to come into affect over a period of time?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 17:33:42 +0000

I think the City Council is doing a great job. On another note, I do think it is good for citizens to know their rights and not expect the council members to teach them. They are busy and do want to move on to other issues as they have done and will continue to do. This could be an opportunity to educate ourselves about our government (representative vs direct democracy) and realize that they do have the best interests of the town as a whole in mind. The framers of the constitution of the United States of America decided on representative government because it works best to maintain the republic and prevent anarchy and chaos. Read about the Occupy Movement,