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Volunteers propose indoor dog play space as part of planned shelter expansion; council receptive

City of The Colony City Council · March 4, 2026
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Summary

Friends of the Colony Animal Services presented a plan for a roughly 400‑square‑foot indoor dog play area to be included in the city's shelter expansion, seeking a 50/50 funding split (Friends would raise $50,000–$60,000); council voiced support and asked staff to coordinate plumbing and costing in the expansion.

Friends of the Colony Animal Services and city staff presented a proposal to add a roughly 400‑square‑foot indoor dog play space to a planned expansion of the Colony Animal Services facility.

Mark Cooper, city staff overseeing the shelter expansion, said the expansion budget included additional kennels and that volunteers asked whether an indoor play area could be added. "This play space that we're envisioning is right adjacent to that, just on the south side...It is about 400 square feet," Cooper said.

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