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County weighs buying animal shelter or extending contract after city moves ahead with its own shelter
Summary
Officials said the city is moving forward with a separate animal shelter. The county, which holds the deed to the shelter building, plans to seek two appraisals and may offer half the average as settlement; the existing animal control contract runs through 2025.
Al Knable told the joint meeting that the City has voted to pursue its own animal shelter and that the county has unsuccessfully tried to get the City back to the table to negotiate a new interlocal agreement. Knable said the county holds the deed to the shelter building and proposed securing two appraisals and offering the city half of the average appraisal as a settlement so both entities can move on.
The minutes state the county has a current animal control contract that runs through this year (2025), and that the body must decide whether to extend the contract through 2027 and beyond or pursue creating a county-owned shelter. Commissioner Jason Sharp reported speaking with Mr. Draper of New Washington Animal Control, who is interested in relocating operations into Floyd County. The minutes do not record a firm decision; the discussion frames next steps as determining ownership, securing appraisals, and evaluating contractor options.
