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Tulsa animal services receives notice to proceed on long‑planned shelter; spay‑neuter outreach and staffing updates presented
Summary
At the April 14 Tulsa Animal Welfare Commission meeting, staff reported a contractor notice to proceed for a new animal shelter, prioritized funding requests to add 46 kennels, progress on staffing and transports, and plans for spay‑neuter vouchers and free clinics; commissioners were asked to help with funding and outreach.
The Tulsa Animal Welfare Commission was told April 14 that a contractor has received a notice to proceed on the city's long‑planned animal shelter project, and commissioners and staff discussed funding to expand kennel capacity, the spay‑neuter voucher program and planned free clinics, and near‑term staffing and outreach efforts.
Commissioners were informed that contractor mobilization and equipment on site are anticipated in early May after the notice to proceed was issued; staff characterized the project as the culmination of about a decade of planning and said construction will include space prioritized during final design work to meet operational needs.
The meeting put special emphasis on adding kennel capacity while the new facility is built. Commission presenters said they are pursuing roughly $1.2 million to fund a "bump out" that would create room for about 46 additional kennels. Commission and staff members said adding the kennel space during initial construction is more cost‑efficient than…
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