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Residents press Spalding County on animal‑control enforcement and opioid settlement spending
Summary
Multiple residents told the board May 4 that county animal‑control ordinances are not being enforced and urged clearer shelter sterilization practices; a local provider asked the board to open a process for awarding opioid abatement funds to treatment providers.
Several residents used the May 4 public comment period to press Spalding County commissioners on animal control enforcement and the county’s handling of opioid abatement funds.
Julia Maloney (speaker 14) cited sections of the county code governing impoundment and licensing and said the ordinances expand animal control duties beyond the state minimum; she argued the county shelter and animal control officers must enforce those provisions to address overpopulation. "The ordinances actually expand animal control duties to the public," Maloney told the board, and she listed relevant code sections she said were not being followed.
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