- Follow ideas at NoCull.org What to Say, Click here. A contact can be as simple as stating your position, “I wanted to let you know, (councilperson,) that as your constituent, my position on this issue is (blank.). You don’t need to explain yourselves or get into a verbal debate, just state your position. And email is just fine for those that prefer it. Remember, these people represent you. They need to know what their residents think.
- Join Us by filling in the form on the Join Us page.
- Sign the petition to put the deer issue decision on the ballot.
- Show your support by displaying a yard sign. Click here for info.
- Let's put this to a vote, sign a petition to put this on the ballot. Click here to see when the signing events will take place.
- Let your councilman and mayor know your position. You may also want to contact Public Works Commissioner Jim Stanek or Police Chief Chris Viland. See Solon People page for contact info.
- Attend Council Meetings (1st & 3rd Mondays) and Safety Committee Meetings (2nd Wednesday) to talk to city officials in person. Your presence makes a big difference to the city and your representative.
- Check the city calendar to be sure the meetings haven't been rescheduled and to see the agenda (updated the Friday before the meeting). The city calendar can be found on the City's website on the left sidebar under Government then Calendar/Agenda. Look at the Solon Page and its subpages on this site for more info.
- Write a Letter to the Editor of the Solon Patch, Times, Sun. See Solon Media page for contact info.
- Talk to your neighbors, get them involved, This effects ALL of us. Who really wants a kill site next door to their home!
- Contact us and let's talk about how you can help us in this effort. Click the Join Us Page or send us an email anytime at SolonDeer@gmail.com.
Petition
Stay tuned to this page to learn about our petition to put this issue on the ballot. This page will tell you where registered voters can sign a petition and where volunteers can be trained to circulate petitions. Look for us at the Solon Community Center on the weekends. Understand why bringing snipers or bow hunters into our neighborhoods to kill deer is UNSAFE, INEFFECTIVE, AND UNNECESSARY. After five years of a costly and ineffective culling program our elected officials are under pressure from a minority to continue their mistake. Their plan squanders taxpayer's dollars and endangers people in our community with a poorly conceived and ineffective program. Despite our history with this program, it is not well researched and it ignores long-term, science-driven and cost effective methods for resolving deer-human conflicts. Worst of all, it puts everyone in our community at risk by using hunters with cross-bows and sharpshooters with high-powered rifles. We have the means to prevent killing from going forward again by putting the issue on the ballot in November. Let's take this very important decision directly to the people to decide. To this end and through the efforts of many people from a wide range of viewpoints, we have prepared an Initiative Petition in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code. With 1000 signatures by June 30, Solon residents will have the opportunity to change the law here and prevent the mistake of culling from being a “management” option. With your help we can heal the divisions created by this issue while keeping us safe and making Solon a community to be proud of. Yard Sign
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