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Select Board weighs ending contract with Winchendon for animal control, seeks call logs and cost study
Summary
After residents reported slow responses and kennel concerns, the board reviewed the current intermunicipal animal-control agreement and asked staff to collect call logs and cost comparisons so the board can evaluate bringing animal-control in‑house or modifying the contract.
The Templeton Select Board opened a detailed discussion March 26 of its animal-control (ACO) arrangement with neighboring Winchendon, after several board members and residents raised concerns about response times, kennel conditions and accountability under the current intermunicipal contract.
Board members described anecdotal cases in which callers said the contracted ACO did not respond promptly, and one member said a resident was asked to keep an animal in a garage because of slow pickup. The board asked the town…
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