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Dog‑pound probe, consent order and oversight emerge as campaign issues in Cheshire
Summary
Candidates debated how the town handled an outside investigation of the animal control facility, what follow‑up oversight is needed and whether a consent order and maintenance failures require ongoing monitoring.
Multiple candidates at the Town of Cheshire forum addressed a probe of the town animal‑control facility and a consent order that followed, with several urging clearer and more consistent post‑investigation oversight.
Jeff Falk, a candidate and former councilor, said one failing in the town’s process was failing to give the outside contractor a deadline: “When they hired an outside firm to conduct the investigation, they didn't give that firm a due date,” he said, urging an after‑action review. Falk and others called for definitive answers so problems…
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