HOQUIAM, Wash. - The City of Hoquiam unanomously adopted revisions to their domestic fowl ordinance last night at their city council meeting, and while some feathers did fly "I'm all for a couple of chickens, or three-four chickens, if somebody wants to have it that way, not 50 or 60 or 70 chickens, and five roosters" Edward Juren, a neighbor of one of the more prolifict poultry owners at the corner of Queen and Minor said he cannot sit in front of his own home, due to the odors coming from the property.

Anthony Crumpler, the neighbor, told the council that he has paired down the number of chickens he keeps "my neighbors that have been watching me have noticed that my chickens are being liquidated"

The revision to the ordinance changes the wording in regards to service dogs, and establishing a 10-foot buffer on property that keeps chickens, as well as setting a limit of 8 chickens if your property is smaller than 22 thousand 500 square feet. Larger property would be limited to 12 chickens, none of which in either case could be a rooster. The revised version will take effect December 31st of this year.

HOQUIAM, Wash. - The City of Hoquiam adopted a resolution to NOT support Initiative 1033 last night. After holding a public hearing on the matter.

Comments included Dave Forbes disagreeing with the city holding a position, and David Everett president of the local firefighters 315 said "this has the potential to take 5.9 billion dollars out of local and county governemnts by the year 2015, there is no other alternative revenue stream even suggested to replace these monies"

HOQUIAM, Wash. - The city of Hoquiam accepted the Hoquiam Train Depot onto the Registry of Historic Places. City Councilman Byran Hyde said now they just need one thing, their caboose.

Mayor Jack Durney said to his knowledge the caboose is being painted, he then thanked all those involved for helping to make the train depot a reality. "I would remind people to go over Tuesday through Saturday, and go take a look at our train station, it is a remarkable restoration, it's the conclusion of a 20 year process, with many volunteers, it's a great addition"

The train depot was donated to the city of Hoquiam by Burlington Railroad in 1992, the 1.2 million dollar restoration project was funded mostly through grants from the Federal Highway Department.

Grays Harbor County Commissioners approved a haunted barn, upon conditions of the Fire Marshall's approval. County Commissioner Al Carter said yesterday that Hoquiam's concerns surrounded fire code violations, and escape routes. Fairboard Manager Mike Bruhner assured the council that the barn's three exits have passed inspections in the past.

Pending an inspection by the County Fire Marshall, the Class of 2009 Booster Club will open the Haunted Barn on October 23rd and 24th from 6 to 9 PM, as well as on Halloween night, from 5 to 11 PM in the Beef/Dairy Barn at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds.

ABERDEEN, Wash. - This week flaggers will be directing traffic on Port Industrial Road between Myrtle St. and W. Terminal Way.

The pipe crew will be done this week and the illumination crew will start drilling shafts for the luminaries.  A crew from Lakeside will continue with preparing for the asphalt. 

All crossings of Port Industrial Road are complete, which means there will be no weekend road closures in the future.