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Kennedale council approves interlocal animal‑services partnership with Everman and Forest Hill
Summary
Kennedale City Council voted unanimously to join a regional Municipal Animal Services interlocal agreement with Everman and Forest Hill, approving a proposed operating budget and committing to oversight participation while staff say existing local officers will remain in the community.
Kennedale City Council voted unanimously Nov. 18 to approve an interlocal agreement joining Municipal Animal Services, a regional animal‑services partnership hosted by Everman that already serves Forest Hill and Edgecliff Village and would add Kennedale as a participant.
City officials and the Municipal Animal Services representative told the council the partnership consolidates sheltering and animal control operations to improve coverage and reduce duplicated costs. The representative outlined a proposed operating budget of $495,000, with Everman receiving a $100,000 base allocation and the…
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