Diana and Robert Beals-Reid
Hopewell Township
We would like to express our support for the new ordinance in the works regarding the keeping of poultry on a ½ acre or larger lots in Hopewell Township. We live in Princeton Farms and, while we are not sure whether we are industrious enough to take on the care of any more small creatures, we welcome any of our neighbors doing so responsibly.
Hopewell Valley in general and the Princeton Farms neighborhood in particular has been a wonderful place to raise our children. It’s up to all of us not to let a small issue like this become divisive. We all make different choices about such things as pets, gardens, lawn care, and general tidiness of our yards and homes, and yet we all find ways to live with and support our neighbors who do things differently than we. Let’s not assume that will change just because we add some ducks or chickens to our midst.
We look forward to the possibility of fresh eggs from chickens lovingly tended to by any of our friends and neighbors.

