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San Angelo staff propose outdoor kennel "pod" plan using $2 million in council‑earmarked funds
Summary
City construction and animal‑services staff proposed building three to four outdoor kennel "pods" to reduce disease, noise and plumbing issues at the San Angelo animal shelter; staff said $2,000,000 is currently earmarked and that design and construction would proceed in phases.
Construction manager Al Torres and Animal Services Manager Amanda Wheedle presented a phased plan to replace large indoor kennels with smaller outdoor "pod" buildings at the city animal shelter, saying the approach would improve animal health, reduce noise and limit disease spread while using council‑earmarked funds.
The proposal calls for roughly four pods of about 24–25 kennels each, arranged so dogs have outside runs and limited direct sightlines to one another. "We currently have just a little over $2,000,000 available that council has, earmarked for this project already," Torres told the committee, and staff said that funding should be enough to build at least three pods now and possibly a fourth depending on finishes.
The plan grew out of earlier designs to overhaul the existing large‑dog kennel and to build a temporary off‑site facility. Torres said an…
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