Post on Facebook derails Dearborn's quiet plans for exterminator to trap, kill coyotes

The Dearborn Police Department was all set for an eight-day hunt to trap and "dispatch" coyotes from the city's residential neighborhoods. It had lined up an out-of-town exterminator, obtained proof of insurance, and the chief had a signed "competition exemption form" that allowed for a sole-source contract. But after a Facebook post outed the trapping plans, city officials quickly decided there was no contract, that they were simply doing their due diligence, and would get input from residents and the city council before making a decision. "It's clear they were...