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Council hears animal shelter progress: $861,000 raised, about $450,000 short to finish interior
Summary
City staff and volunteers reported construction progress at the new Rolla Area Animal Shelter, fundraising results and a remaining funding gap. The council was asked to allow a $25,000 procurement limit for the project using donation funds; council agreed to consider a resolution at the next meeting.
City staff and the shelter fundraising committee gave the council a detailed update on construction and fundraising for the new Rolla Area Animal Shelter.
Background and construction status: Staff said the project began with a 2014 feasibility study that estimated a roughly $1.9 million facility. The city launched a capital campaign after receiving $441,000 from the late Bob Eck’s estate and later authorized construction of a shell so the donation would be used for bricks-and-mortar rather than erode with inflation. Contractors have completed the shell, under-slab plumbing in the kennel area, interior framing and much of the…
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