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Environmental staff report inspections and widespread feral cat complaints
Summary
Environmental staff told the board they completed recent restaurant/hospital follow-ups and a downtown sewage pump repair, and raised persistent community complaints about feral cats that staff hope to address with regional partners and the Board of Animal Health.
Environmental health staff reviewed recent inspections and follow-ups, reporting resolved drain issues at a café and hospital and a repaired sewage pump that had been affecting several downtown businesses. The inspector also flagged recurring concerns from residents about feral cats and described outreach to the Board of Animal Health and potential collaboration with neighboring counties to pursue trap/neuter/return programs.
Inspector Dave Ellinger said the county had purchased box traps in the past and tried to coordinate community efforts, but traps were sometimes damaged and local capacity is limited. He and other board members discussed working with humane societies and neighboring counties to avoid duplicative efforts and to target areas with documented complaints.
