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Residents push city for update after month without animal-control services
Summary
Residents urged the Harper Woods City Council for a progress report on animal-control services and the status of GPAS after about a month without formal animal services; staff said preliminary discussions with a neighboring jurisdiction are ongoing but the matter remains on hold.
Residents told the Harper Woods City Council on Feb. 10 that the city has gone about a month without formal animal-control services and pressed the council for an update on plans to replace services previously provided by GPAS (Greater Port Area Shelter). Kristen Olin Sullivan of Country Club Drive, Juanita Musick of Woodland and other residents described safety and cost concerns and urged the council to report on progress.
The matter matters to residents because they said the absence of an animal-control provider leaves people and pets at risk, and because some nearby animal-welfare organizations do not serve Harper Woods. "Harper Woods has already gone 1 month with no animal services,"…
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