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Hamilton residents press council to rethink shelter 'no-drop' policy as council approves emergency services funding
Summary
Hamilton Township approved an emergency-services resolution for its animal shelter while residents and volunteers urged reconsideration of a temporary 'no-drop' policy, citing risks of untracked dumping and long shelter stays; council said it will revisit policy and pursue operational fixes.
Hamilton Township Council on June 18 included emergency-services funding for the overcrowded municipal animal shelter on the consent agenda and drew extended public comment and debate about a recently implemented 'no-drop' policy for non-Hamilton animals.
Council summarized consent-agenda items that included CDBG-funded vehicle acquisitions and an allocation to use affordable-housing dollars for five single-family homes. Among consent items, the council presented a resolution tied to emergency animal-shelter services (identified in discussion as approximately $65,000) to help with intake evaluations, temporary off-site kenneling and additional staffing.
Shelter staff described immediate measures: placing about 10 dogs at an off-site kennel to reduce on-site census, shifting a…
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