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Bristol council discharges animal control facility committee, seeks regional partners; residents urge continuity
Summary
Council voted to discharge the existing Animal Control Facility (ACF) committee and reconstitute it to pursue regional cooperation after attendees warned disbanding could undermine transparency; city cited a roughly $6.5M project cost and a 2029 state deadline.
The Bristol City Council moved to discharge the current Animal Control Facility committee and reconstitute a new panel with a revised scope to pursue regional cooperation and funding. The motion also reclassified non‑elector city employees as liaisons to preserve staff expertise while opening committee membership to additional participants.
The chair said the effort responds to an “unfunded state mandate” requiring facility upgrades and described the current project cost estimate, including acquisition of a Cross Street property, as about…
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