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East-side villages tell Will County committee they lack stray‑hold facility; police and clinics caring for animals long‑term
Summary
Officials from Crete, Steger and Monee told the Will County Public Health and Safety Committee they have no local stray‑hold facility and are relying on municipal police and a local veterinary clinic to house animals — in some cases for months or years — while county and regional shelters report they lack capacity.
Members of the Will County Public Health and Safety Committee on Friday heard that several east‑side villages lack a local stray‑hold facility, forcing police departments and small veterinary clinics to hold animals for extended periods. Village and police officials urged the committee to help expand housing capacity or county contracts for animal control.
The committee chair, Butler, asked for unanimous consent to take a single public‑comment item on animal control; the committee approved the request by roll call and allowed multiple municipal representatives to speak. Ryan Allison, code enforcement and animal control supervisor for the Village of Crete, told the committee, “we have been having Crete... specifically has had no stray‑hold facility for about 2 years and might be approaching 3 at this…
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