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Carneys Point mayor: county exploring shared‑service animal‑shelter model, county not seeking to operate shelters
Summary
Mayor Brown said a county subcommittee is assessing shared services for animal shelters and that the county does not want to operate shelters; committee members noted limited intake capacity among inspected shelters in New Jersey.
Mayor Brown told the Carneys Point Township Committee on March 19 that the county has formed a subcommittee to explore a shared‑service model for animal shelters rather than a county‑run shelter. He said he sits on the subcommittee with Lt. Pierson and Isabella Goetz and reported that a recent county review found only one facility in New Jersey with limited capacity to accept animals.
"The County does not want to run a shelter but will do a shared service with all the municipalities," Mayor Brown said. He added that the Board of Health inspected shelters statewide and determined that only a Monmouth County facility could take in a small number of animals.
Dr. Johnson also referenced a no‑kill shelter operated by the Animal Welfare Association (AWA) in Voorhees and said she and the police chief had attended county and school‑budget meetings related to animal‑welfare discussions. No formal County plan, facility selection or timeline was provided at the meeting.
Committee members said they are trying to work through the operational and site questions; Mayor Brown said the county and municipalities will look at buildings that could be used for shared‑service operations. The Committee did not take a formal vote or adopt a municipal position during the March 19 meeting.
