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Commission discusses animal-control access, new shelter and proposed ordinance updates
Summary
Commission members reviewed an online public submission about animal-control response times, described a county plan for a new animal shelter with surgical space and an Ivy Tech partnership, and said county attorneys and shelter staff are reexamining animal-control ordinances with drafts expected in the first quarter.
During public input and follow-up discussion at the Jan. 29 meeting, the commission addressed a submitted concern about animal control and described steps the county is taking to improve services.
Speaker 1 summarized the single online submission and explained that problems sometimes arise when residents cannot reach the animal-control officer after hours; the interim response for emergencies is to call 911. Speaker 1 emphasized that the animal-control officer “does have a life”…
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