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Residents and volunteers press Clermont County on animal-shelter management as board approves kennel personnel actions
Summary
Speakers at the Oct. 30 Clermont County commissioners meeting criticized shelter conditions, accused county officials of overreach, and demanded transparency in the shelter operator RFP. Later the board approved three kennel personnel actions, including a 24‑hour unpaid suspension for Chief Dog Warden Timothy Pappas.
A sustained public-comment period at the Clermont County Board of Commissioners’ Oct. 30 meeting centered on the county animal shelter, where residents and volunteers accused county staff and prosecutors of mishandling cases and mistreating animals. Residents called for transparency, urged an RFP for a shelter operator, and asked that filming of the shelter be permitted.
Wayne Carlisle, who said he lives on Elm Ridge Court, told the board he had applied for the shelter job and argued an outside contractor alone would not fix problems. “Personally, I think if you hire somebody outside, I don’t think anything’s going to change,” Carlisle said, and added he has experience fundraising and managing people.
Deanna Smith urged the board to allow filming at the shelter. “It’s our property, and he should be…
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