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Council hears $1,000 request for trap-neuter-release program to address feral cats
Summary
Council Member Mandy Neese and Heather Green described persistent feral cat problems and asked the council to fund a TNR program with $1,000 (about $50 per cat) for trapping and spay/neuter treatment; staff will bring the item to the regular meeting for action and coordinate with Code Enforcement and the Police Department.
Council Member Mandy Neese raised ongoing complaints about feral cats in Hogansville at the Sept. 15 work session and described concerns including property damage and public safety hazards such as animal spraying and cats being struck by vehicles. Heather Green, who operates a trap-neuter-release program based in LaGrange/Newnan, asked the council for $1,000 to cover spay/neuter and treatment costs at roughly $50 per cat. Green said she would coordinate trapping, TNR procedures, education and potential rehoming with Code Enforcement and the Police Department.
Council placed the request on the regular meeting agenda for formal action that evening. No formal vote was recorded at the work session.
Next steps: staff to include the funding request on the regular meeting agenda and, if approved, coordinate implementation with Heather Green, Code Enforcement and the Police Department.
