Cottonwood Shores officials bemoan deer population

Old police station to undergo remediation

  • Three deer relax in the shade beside a street in Cottonwood Shores on Saturday, Aug. 21. City council members are pondering a way to convince residents to stop feeding deer, which they believe has resulted in a population explosion. Phil Reynolds/The Highlander
    Three deer relax in the shade beside a street in Cottonwood Shores on Saturday, Aug. 21. City council members are pondering a way to convince residents to stop feeding deer, which they believe has resulted in a population explosion. Phil Reynolds/The Highlander
  • The city has contracted for asbestos removal from the former Cottonwood Shores police station, on the corner of Pecan Street and Cottonwood Drive so it can be demolished. Plans are to build a new city hall on the property one day. Phil Reynolds/ The Highlander
    The city has contracted for asbestos removal from the former Cottonwood Shores police station, on the corner of Pecan Street and Cottonwood Drive so it can be demolished. Plans are to build a new city hall on the property one day. Phil Reynolds/ The Highlander
Cottonwood Shores is cautiously approaching the matter of convincing residents not to feed deer. City Council members declined to agree to a request from Police Chief Johnnie Liendo to make it illegal to feed the animals. But they did agree to start a program to educate residents in why it’s not always a good thing to do. Liendo said the deer population has grown most in the past couple of…

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