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Columbia County approves county-run kennel and reallocates funding previously sent to Humane Society
Summary
After public comment and board debate, commissioners approved construction and staffing of a county-run kennel and a reallocation of funds previously sent to the Lake City Humane Society; the existing contract remains in force through Sept. 30, county officials said.
Columbia County commissioners voted to build and staff a county-run kennel and to reallocate county funds that previously flowed to the Lake City Humane Society, the board decided during an August discussion on animal control and sheltering.
County officials said the move is intended to ensure there is county-owned shelter space for animals picked up by animal control, which they described as a public-safety and enforcement concern. The board approved two separate operational motions: one to build and staff a county kennel and a second to reallocate funding that the county has previously provided to the humane society.
Why it matters: Commissioners and staff said the county currently lacks dedicated kennel space to remove dangerous or stray animals from neighborhoods and argued having a county-operated facility would support enforcement and public-safety work. The change also alters the contract relationship with the Lake City Humane Society, which staff described as a separate organization that can request county…
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