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Harper Woods Council approves three-month contract with Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society after heated debate
Summary
After extended discussion and public comment, Harper Woods City Council approved a three-month, $19,824 contract with the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society to resume municipal animal-control services while cities and GPAS negotiate a longer-term funding allocation.
Harper Woods City Council voted to approve a three-month agreement with the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society (GPAS) to provide municipal animal services from April 1 through June 30, 2025, at a prorated cost of $19,824.
The contract vote followed nearly two hours of discussion involving council members, city staff, the Harper Woods police chief and representatives of GPAS. Council members pressed GPAS leadership on the organization’s cost-sharing methodology, the metrics used to allocate the annual facility cost and allegations about public statements made by GPAS after an earlier tabled vote.
The debate centered on two issues: how GPAS calculated each municipality’s share of the facility’s fixed operating costs and whether Harper Woods was being charged…
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