- December 30, 2024
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Sue Myers reported the issue, but has not received an answer. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Property #1. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Property #2. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Property #2. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Photo by Paola Ohlson
Traces of night marchers. Property #2. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Property #2. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Property #2. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Virginia Burns is trying to sell her property. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Property #3. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Property #3. Photo by Paola Ohlson
A wild hog trap. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Recently captured hogs. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Recently captured hogs. Photo by Paola Ohlson
Christmas had barely passed before wild hogs began terrorizing the yards of the C section, digging holes and leaving stretches of bare dirt to wallow in. They spread throughout the neighborhood in a few days.
Buster Brown captured eight hogs in the trap he set up as a favor for his friend Sue Myers.
“We are supposed to keep our lawns in order for the city,” Myers said in reference to keeping up with city requirements.
“Don’t appreciate it, especially now that I am trying to sell my house," said Loretta Rispoli. She has lived there for 23 years. “We pay taxes, the pigs don’t. This is happening in Palm Coast, and it is affecting its residents."
Virginia Burns has been living in Palm Coast for nearly 6 years in and has been having damage in her property for a month and a half.
“It is a serious problem and something needs to be done. It is affecting a lot of us”
Debora Alexander, another six-year resident, has suffered hog damage before, but not nearly on this scale.
“It is going to cost me, they are destroying public and private property," she said. "It would be great if they can trap them and use them."
"At this point, the city does not trap or remove any wild animals," said Palm Coast Code Enforcement Manager Barbara Grossman. When Hidden Lakes had an issue with boars in 2018, the city had to redirect people to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and a list of verified local trappers.
"According to Chapter Eight of the Code of Ordinances, city animal control can only deal with domestic animals," Grosman said.
