I just wanted to update everyone on what happened yesterday.  I
received an email from City Councilman Bob Legare at about 6:00 AM.
When I read his email he said he would be bringing up to Council the
possibility of not banning Beekeeping in non-agricultural zones.  I
then used the internet to check the meeting schedule for the City
Council and saw 3/3/03 listed as a meeting date.  From there I felt if
we were to do anything it had to be that day and I sent out my emails
before leaving for work.

About 4:00 PM on 3/3/03 I received a call from Councilman Legare
informing me that the meeting had been canceled some time ago due to
the move to the new City Building that is taking place this month.  He
also said that beekeeping was not going to be an agenda item at the
next meeting which will be late this month.  From there I tried to
contact anyone whom I thought was going to be at the meeting to keep
them from making an un-necessary trip.

In regards to the strategy at this time, I will be contacting members
of the Council and inviting them to come to my home and see my topbar
hive set up in the back yard.  Councilman Legare has sent email to the
rest of the Council asking for reason in dealing with beekeeping in
residential areas.  Although the ordinance that was supportive for
beekeeping was voted down in Committee, that doesn't require the City
to make the steps to Ban beekeeping either.

I want to thank each of you that has helped me with this.  I cannot
emphasize enough how helpful Bob Legare has been as an advocate for
hobby beekeeping in Aurora.  Additionally, I have directly and
indirectly received help from many people.  To the people who have
written letters to the Council and the Aurora Sentinel, as well as
talked to others and helped spread the word and done things I have no
idea of, I give my sincere thanks.

Tom Patterson

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