By Jacki Harris

Correspondent, Fluvanna Review



The deer issue at Lake Monticello has become even testier.
Members of the community spoke at the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association meeting on January 28 – many opposed to managing the deer by killing them.



Treasurer Mike Harrison proposed forming two committees for gathering information on solutions to the deer problem. One committee would gather information about culling the herd; the other would gather information on methods to reduce the deer population through contraception.



"Why two ad hoc committees? Because you can't be in the same room together and get along," said Harrison.



Harrison was extremely good-natured on the subject considering someone left a bucket of deer feces in his yard that morning and he has been receiving pictures of dead deer in his mail cubby.
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