Portage residents could soon be allowed to own chickens.
City council member Scott Williams says the council's ordinance committee has begun exploring the issue, after a resident made the request. "We're going to look at some other city ordinances. I know Valparaiso does have an ordinance that does allow for chickens within the city limits, so we're going to, again, discuss that a little bit further," Williams said during Tuesday's council meeting.
A similar request was recently brought to the Crown Point City Council.
Williams said the committee is also looking at tightening Portage's pet shop regulations to reduce the use of puppy mills.
