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Residents press county on animal-shelter problems; commissioners temporarily lower adoption fees
Summary
Public commenters urged Clermont County commissioners to improve operations and communications at the county animal shelter. The board adopted a temporary resolution lowering county-imposed dog adoption fees for March to help relieve an unusually high intake.
Public commentators urged the Clermont County Board of Commissioners on March 5 to address perceived miscommunication and operational problems at the county animal shelter, and the board approved a short-term cut in county-imposed adoption fees to ease capacity pressures.
During the public-participation portion of the meeting, several residents and volunteers described long-running disputes over the shelter and urged a collaborative path forward. Julie Tolliver of Bedavia Township said advocates had felt like they had “been banging their head against the wall” but that she hoped to “find a way to build this coalition.” Tracy Hawkins of Union Township, who identified herself as a resource for the shelter, told commissioners, “There is a way to solve this, and the only way forward really is to do it with a collaborative mindset and…
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