LINDEN, MI – City officials in Linden are considering potential solutions to problems stemming from the local deer population.

Linden City Councilwoman Pamela Howd expressed her concerns regarding the matter during the governing body’s Sept. 8 meeting.

“I’m sure that everybody has noticed that we’ve had a deer population surge in the city of Linden,” she said.

City Manager Ellen Glass said the matter has come up four to five times in the past six years, with the city receiving reports last year of deer walking directly up to windows at homes.

The city has also posted information about its deer population on its website and via social media in the past.

“Our approach before has been more informative and anyone that is potentially baiting, they are visited by an officer and encouraged t

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