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Franklin County Humane Society warns it may end animal-control contract without a $110,000 annual increase
Summary
The Humane Society says it has served notice that it will end its service contract with Franklin County unless the court agrees to raise annual funding from roughly $74,000 to $110,000, citing rising costs, staffing needs and the shelter's effort to maintain high care standards.
Carrie Lowry, executive director of the Franklin County Humane Society, told the Fiscal Court on Sept. 11 that the nonprofit served formal notice July 1 of its intention to terminate the county service contract if parties cannot reach a new agreement before an Oct. 1 deadline. "We were going to terminate services unless we could come to a new agreement," Lowry said, and added her board had voted unanimously to serve notice.
Lowry said the Humane Society's request would raise the county's annual payment from about $74,000 to $110,000, an increase she attributed to higher personnel costs, veterinary care and the…
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