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Architect outlines phased animal shelter project and near‑term modular kennels
Summary
An architect presented a multi‑phase animal protection services plan for Lovington that could total roughly $18 million at full buildout; staff and the city are pursuing a smaller pre‑phase with two modular kennels and associated site work to increase capacity immediately.
Dave Williams, an architect with RM Kendall Architecture, presented the city commission with a phased plan for a new animal protection services facility and a near‑term “pre‑phase one” that would add modular kennels this year.
“Again, my name is Dave Williams, architect with RM Kendall Architecture in Albuquerque,” Williams said, and described a large‑scale project that can be broken into smaller pieces to reduce upfront cost. He said the full building modeled in earlier programming would be about $18 million, but that the work can be sequenced: a barn‑first phase (roughly $1.8 million), followed by kennels later.
Williams recommended starting with two modular kennel units and associated site and utility work as a manageable first step. He estimated site and utility work at about $150,000 and the two modular kennel units—each roughly 60 by 20 feet—at close to $500,000. The units would arrive prefabricated and be set on concrete footings; each building contains chain kennels that together add about 20 kennels of capacity.
Staff and the architect emphasized operational benefits: the climate‑controlled modules will improve winter housing, quarantine and disease control and allow the city to hold animals longer for rescue placement. Williams said delivery and installation are planned for late August into September, subject to funding and final site work.
Commissioners asked about capacity and long‑term plans; Williams and staff said the modular kennels are intended as a temporary, cost‑effective way to expand space while the larger multi‑phase facility is pursued. No formal action was required; commissioners thanked the presenter and moved on to other business.
