Commissioner: Chilton shelter strained after Shelby County humane-society intake closure; board seeks support for school relocation
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Commissioner Childress said Chilton's animal shelter has taken in large numbers of animals after the Humane Society of Shelby County closed intake; he also said the Board of Education requested the commission support moving a Thorsby school and related road relocation to improve safety.
Commissioner Childress reported the Humane Society of Shelby County had closed intake and that Chilton County's shelter had experienced a surge of animals; he said staff took in roughly 71 animals over five days during a recent period and urged residents to keep closer control of pets because sheltering is costly to taxpayers.
Childress said the shelter is prioritizing public safety while working with rescues in Birmingham, Tennessee and Georgia to place animals, but he warned the situation is overwhelming at times.
Childress also presented a Board of Education request asking the commission to support relocating a Thorsby school site and a realignment of County Road 50 (moving it roughly one block to what staff described as Franklin Street) so the new site's traffic pattern would better serve students and reduce safety risks. He said the request would be presented as a motion at the next meeting and that the county's action would be routed through the superintendent to ALDOT support channels.
Commissioners clarified that the realignment would close the existing thoroughfare to through traffic but not remove local access; Childress said the move would not cost the county directly and that he planned to present a formal motion for support at the next meeting.