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Commissioners debate animal shelter capital items and who should mow the grounds
Summary
Commissioners reviewed bond-listed capital items for the county animal shelter — including a riding mower, shed and kennels — and discussed whether mowing should be performed by staff, contracted, or handled by volunteers; board allowed removal of a printer from storage.
Jennings County commissioners spent extended discussion on capital items and routine maintenance for the county animal shelter, including how bond-listed equipment should be used and who is responsible for mowing roughly two acres of property adjacent to the shelter.
Officials reviewed a capital submission that included a $13,000 riding lawn mower, a $10,000 shed, $50,000 for outside dog kennels (partly completed), vehicle and handheld radios, an AC unit, and parking-lot work. Board members said the capital form used in bond planning lists those items but county staff reported…
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