GASTON COUNTY, Jan. 14, 2025 — Gaston County supervisors approved a professional services agreement on Jan. 14 with Library Land Services LLC in the amount of $2,650 to place survey pins and create a permanent land-use easement for a planned crisis canines facility on county-owned land.

The county intends to allow placement of a roughly three-acre parcel on county land for a crisis canines building; the agreement funds a boundary survey and easement drafting so the county and the project partner can finalize building placement. "Jason did say he's about 30 to 45 days out on getting those pins set," a staff member said during the meeting.

Supervisors and staff discussed access and sight-distance concerns on the curved highway approaches near the proposed site. County staff said they will verify sight distance at both existing driveways and could pursue an access easement extending westward from the right-of-way to create a safer shared entrance if needed. "We might have to go and get that corner piece ... and do an access easement going back over to the next entrance over this way," a county staff member said.

County officials and community supporters said design and fundraising for the building are ongoing. Speakers noted that the land-use easement will keep the parcel under county ownership and include a reversion provision: if the building is vacated the land reverts to the county.

The board approved the agreement by motion and vote; staff will return with the survey results and recommended access plans once the pins are in place.