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Residents urge Lincoln County to confront feral-cat problem, request spay/neuter and grant support
Summary
Two residents told commissioners of widespread abandoned and unspayed cats, requested enforcement of animal-control rules and asked the county to help secure spay/neuter clinics or a small grant; staff said health-department contacts and past clinic grants exist and will be shared.
Two residents used the public-comment period to press the county for help addressing what they described as an escalating feral- and abandoned-cat problem.
Tamara Darby, who identified herself at the podium as living at 1063 Corner Road (trailer 6), said the neighborhood is overrun with abandoned cats, that animals are being shot and poisoned and that disease and bites are a concern. Darby asked the county to consider enforcement options or ordinance revisions to add enforcement mechanisms; county staff said there are ordinances on the books, that sections are being reviewed for revision, and that staff member Kathy would provide contact information for state advocates and community resources.
Irene Kwell, who said she lives in Three Corners Trailer Park No. 4, asked commissioners for a grant to feed and get cats fixed, saying past county and city spay-and-neuter clinics helped but notifications were inconsistent. During her remarks she also alleged the shelter "killed my daughter," a serious accusation raised in public comment; there was no response in the transcript that substantiated or refuted that claim.
Staff and commissioners directed the residents to health-department contacts and said agencies and shelters can help with food and clinic referrals; staff committed to provide specific contacts and information when the board returned from recess. Commissioners noted past grant-funded clinics and encouraged residents to pursue neighborhood-led grant applications where appropriate.
