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Residents and rescuers press commissioners on animal control after millage defeat; county staff say shelter remains open but understaffed
Summary
Residents and volunteers voiced urgent concerns at the May 21 Eaton County Board of Commissioners meeting, saying animal control staffing and operations have been reduced since a special millage failed, and asking the board to consider alternatives to losing local shelter services.
Several Eaton County residents and animal-rescue volunteers used the board’s limited public comment period on May 21 to press commissioners for clarity and help after the county’s special millage failed in early May.
“I’m here tonight to speak for the voiceless, the animals,” said Nicole Dungey, a property owner, who told commissioners she had field reports alleging the county animal control facility was closed and understaffed. “Apparently, there’s only 1 person caring for them,” she said, asking who made the decision to close the facility and when it would reopen.
Connie Capuja, a longtime volunteer with local rescues who said she does lost-dog searches and live trapping at her own expense, told the board she is collecting data on…
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