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Volunteers present plan and cost estimates to replace county animal shelter; commission recommends site survey
Summary
Friends of the Northumberland County Animal Shelter presented estimates for a replacement facility and asked the commission to help explore county-owned sites; commissioners recommended surveying county parcels and exploring easements to reduce access costs.
Volunteers advocating for a replacement Northumberland County animal shelter presented Feb. 19 to the Planning Commission, outlining building-size options, rough cost estimates and site constraints and asking the commission and staff to help evaluate county-owned land for a new facility.
Peter Williams, speaking for the Friends of the Northumberland County Animal Shelter, said volunteers ran multiple cost scenarios and concluded a full 10,000-square-foot shelter could cost about $3.5 million to $4.2 million, while a more modest replacement of the existing facility…
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