Starkville aldermen are likely to codify a temporary ban against pets in city-maintained cemeteries after few public comments on the matter emerged Tuesday.
Only two residents spoke about the looming animal ordinance revision during the first of two discussions expected before the board revises city code to state "No domesticated animal shall be allowed" in three public cemeteries.
Earlier this month, aldermen instituted a moratorium that temporarily banned pets from the grounds after a growin
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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