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Commerce braces for higher animal-shelter demand; staff seeks larger county contribution
Summary
City staff said a new, still-under-construction animal shelter will increase intake capacity; about 41% of recent intakes came from outside city limits and staff plans to ask Hunt County for more operational support after county provided in-kind dirt work for construction.
Presenter (unnamed) updated the council on the animal shelter project and operations, saying construction is progressing and current shelter staffing will not increase in this budget because the expansion likely opens well into the next operating year. "We are going to... ask the county to increase the annual contribution that they make to the shelter," the Presenter said, while noting the interlocal construction assistance reduced city costs.
Staff estimated FY23 intakes at 314 and said…
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