A county committee voted to authorize architecture and engineering work on moving a regional K9 training program to a parcel off Wells Farm Road in Goshen, supporters said.

The move would relocate the program from Montgomery to land adjacent to the county emergency services campus in Goshen. "We're looking to move it from Montgomery to the sheriff's office and the emergency services campus over on Wells Farm Road," the K9 program representative said, adding the site is about "5 and a half acres." The representative said the facility trains more than 25 agencies, including out-of-state departments.

Committee members pressed for details about class sizes and training cadence. "How many dogs and handlers generally are in a class, and how many classes do you guys see for the course of the year at the K9 facility?" a committee member asked. The K9 program representative said seven teams were graduating in the current class, the sheriff's office fields nine K9 teams, and the program typically runs a 16-week patrol school in spring and summer followed by a 12–16 week detector course in fall.

The representative described year‑round in-service training requirements, saying certified teams must complete monthly maintenance training and that the facility runs multiple daily training sessions with two full‑time trainers. "Each discipline for in‑service training is 16 hours a month," the representative said, and many dogs are dual‑purpose, meaning they return for additional detector training.

After discussion a motion to proceed with the architecture and engineering work was called; the committee voted to approve the motion. The recorded vote on the motion was announced as "motion carries," with no roll-call tally entered in the meeting record.

Supporters said centralizing the program in Goshen will shorten commutes for many participating agencies because of nearby routes including Route 17. Opponents or concerns were not recorded in the meeting discussion.