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Lindsay Rivers chosen chair; Chris Hayden named vice chair of Animal Control Building Committee
Summary
At its Jan. 15 meeting the Animal Control Building Committee appointed Lindsay Rivers as chair and Chris Hayden as vice chair, approved minutes from Dec. 18 and set plans for tours and outreach as it pursues a new or renovated facility aimed for completion by 2029.
Lindsay Rivers was appointed chair of the Animal Control Building Committee at the committee’s regular meeting on Jan. 15, 2026, and Chris Hayden was approved as vice chair.
The appointments were made by motion during the opening procedural items of the meeting and carried without recorded opposition. The committee also approved the minutes of its Dec. 18, 2025 meeting.
Rivers, who identified herself as a public works employee during introductions, told the committee she hopes the group will complete a new or renovated animal-control facility in time for an expected January 2029 deadline and said she looks forward to the opening ceremony: "I can't wait to cut the ribbon wherever we are." The committee used the introductions to bring new members up to speed; members who introduced themselves included Nancy Lebec, Luis Lorenzo, Frank Stawski and Lucas Podokotski, who identified himself as a civil engineer with public works.
The meeting opened with a moment of silence for Jay Kelly and the Pledge of Allegiance, after which the committee moved through routine business before turning to facility planning. A brief public-participation period produced no substantive comments in the transcript.
The committee adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
