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Environmental inspector reports resolved sewage pumps, raises feral-cat concerns
Summary
Inspector Dave Ellinger told the board he inspected a café and hospital drain issue fixed on Aug. 5, described a multi-business sewage pump repair that cost about $40,000, and recommended humane-society collaboration to address a feral-cat nuisance problem.
Dave Ellinger, the county’s environmental and food inspector, updated the board on several field issues: restaurant/hospital drain problems that were resolved on Aug. 5, a multi-business sewage pump failure tied to aging infrastructure that officials estimated would have cost about $40,000 to replace, and recurring feral-cat complaints in multiple communities.
"They didn't want to because it was about $40,000 for the pumps," Ellinger said while describing the decision to repair aging pump equipment that serves several downtown businesses. He and other staff urged working with the Board of Animal Health and local humane societies to explore trap‑neuter‑return and other management options for feral cats, and noted similar programs in neighboring jurisdictions might offer models for Franklin County.
