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Norman Officials Approve Backyard Chickens
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- The Norman City Council has approved a plan that allows residents to own up to four chickens in backyard coops.
The Norman Transcript reports http://bit.ly/RUm23X that the plan does not allow roosters and does not allow the outdoor slaughter of chickens.
The chickens must be kept in a designated chicken coop and chicken run. The coop cannot be closer than five feet from property lines and no closer than 25 feet from the neighbor's house.
City attorney Jeff Bryant said neighborhood association covenants would supersede the ordinance if the covenant prohibits chickens.
Supporters of the proposal say they want the chickens as a food source.
Posted: Thursday, November 15 2012, 04:12 AM CST
IN OKLAHOMA NEWS
School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones
May 22, 2013 21:18 GMT
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Communities in the tornado-prone Midwest are increasingly building "safe rooms" in public schools. But this week's deadly tornado near Oklahoma City highlights how storm protection in the nation's schools is inconsistent.
Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven students were killed, did not have a safe room. Several other schools in the area did.
In response to the tornado, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced the creation of a state fund to accept donations for the construction of safe rooms. And a state lawmaker proposed a $500 million bond issue to help finance storm shelters.
The rooms are expensive, costing up to $1 million, depending on size. Oklahoma has already distributed federal grants for safe rooms to more than 100 schools. But most schools still lack them.
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