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Council debates $2.5 million cap and operations after parks staff proposes dog shelter on city-owned lot
Summary
Parks staff proposed building a dog shelter on a city-owned parking lot off Kirkpatrick, with a capital estimate capped at $2.5 million (including $500,000 for design/engineering) and staff said the project would seek state grants; councilors raised questions about staffing, recurring costs, accountability and a committee meeting was requested.
Parks staff proposed building a dog shelter on a city-owned parking lot off Kirkpatrick, presenting an initial capital envelope and prompting councilors to question long-term staffing, costs and oversight.
Joshua Cox, Parks landscape designer and planner, said the capital improvement program includes $2,000,000 overall for the project in the coming year and a $500,000 allocation this year for design and engineering. Cox said the project would be approached as a parks campus and that the…
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