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Residents press Selma council for full‑time animal control officer amid complaints about shelter response
Summary
During the April 2 goal‑setting workshop, multiple residents urged Selma to add a full‑time animal control officer and questioned the shelter's ability to respond after-hours; staff said the $145,000 request is an estimate that includes a vehicle and staffing costs.
Residents told the Selma City Council on April 2 that the animal shelter's current staffing and response model leaves injured animals unattended and asked the council to fund a full‑time animal control officer.
At the workshop several speakers, including Rose Robertson, described incidents in which callers reported no response to injured animals and pressed council and staff for more reliable coverage. "We keep climbing and I'm still not hearing a full‑time ACCO,"…
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