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Steuben County Humane Society seeks $84,761 as council awaits county commissioners’ formal request

Steuben County Council · January 1, 2026
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Summary

Representatives of the Steuben County Humane Society asked the County Council for $84,761 — half of the shelter’s annual operating budget — saying the shelter could be forced to close without municipal support; the council asked that the Commissioners formally present a funding request before it takes action.

Steve Mumby and Allen Stout, representing the Steuben County Humane Society, asked the Steuben County Council on Jan. 13 for $84,761 — described as half of the shelter’s annual operating budget — and said the organization cannot continue at the current service level without municipal support.

"It is no longer feasible or reasonable to think a humane shelter in a county of this size…

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