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Carbon County shelter reports higher adoptions, seeks repairs and equipment installations
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Summary
At its June 3 meeting the Carbon County Animal Shelter Advisory Commission heard Director Tom report higher April–May adoptions and ongoing facility and equipment needs including camera installation, ceiling repairs, kennel doors and a shed repair funded by donations.
Carbon County Animal Shelter Advisory Commission members met June 3 at 6 p.m. at 44 Susquehanna Street. Director Tom reviewed April and May operational statistics, described pending facility repairs and equipment orders, and thanked donors for recent large food and supply contributions.
Tom reported that in April the shelter received $2,736 in donated food (a FreshPak pallet), supplies totaling $20,091, and that kennels numbered 16. April began with 22 dogs and ended with 16; adoptions were 7, owner surrenders 1, and 8 dogs were returned to owners. Police calls in April numbered 7, with 6 after-hours calls. For May, Tom reported $5,141 in donated food, $2,658 in supplies, 16 kennels in service, a May starting count of 16 dogs and an ending count of 15, nine adoptions, two owner surrenders and four returns to owners. Police calls for May were 11 with nine after-hours calls.
The facility report noted several outstanding maintenance items. Camera technicians have inspected the site and the shelter is awaiting installation. Ceiling repair in the kennel area is also pending; Tom said the leak "only leaks sometimes" but has created a spot that is "getting a little moldy," and the commission said it wants the issue cleared up. The commission has ordered the final three kennel doors needed to complete its kennel door replacement project.
Commission members discussed an existing shed on site. The meeting record shows $5,000 in donated funds set aside for shed materials; members asked that commissioners consider bidding the work to a local contractor so the donated materials and available funds could be used to complete the project. Yard sale fundraising was also discussed; shelter staff said an official request for a yard sale was submitted but approval has not yet been received, which currently limits advertising. If the yard sale is approved, the shelter will seek a donated storage unit as it did previously.
The commission reviewed a few proposed 2026 budget priorities, including repairing or resurfacing sections of the driveway and remarking parking stalls. Members noted the county has the equipment to restripe parking and expected it would be straightforward. The commission also heard that the state dog warden was scheduled to visit after the meeting.
"That's because FreshPak was kind enough to give us another big pallet of food, which all the dogs love," Director Tom said when describing the donation. Chair (name not specified) opened the meeting by thanking donors: "we just thank everybody." The commission set its next regular meeting for August 2025 at 6 p.m. at 44 Susquehanna Street.
The commission did not adopt any new binding policies at this meeting; the items above were reported, discussed, and in many cases flagged for follow-up with county commissioners or maintenance contractors.
