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Barnwell County to move forward with purchase plan for local animal shelter property
Summary
At a June 9 workshop, Barnwell County officials reviewed a proposed purchase agreement to acquire the existing Barnwell Animal Shelter site and subdivide it to create a separate intake facility; staff said a tentative closing could occur July 1, 2026 and full acquisition may take about two years.
Barnwell County officials outlined a plan at a June 9 special workshop to purchase the existing Barnwell Animal Shelter property and subdivide the site so the county can operate the adoption center while a separate intake facility is built.
County staff said the purchase agreement would divide the property into Parcel A, which contains the existing adoption center, and Parcel B, reserved for the future intake facility. Staff described the timeline as a two-phase process: a near-term purchase of the existing facility followed by a longer timeline for full site acquisition and construction. The transcript records a tentative purchase date of July 1, 2026 for the first phase and an overall acquisition timeframe of about two years.
Council members were told that formal approval of the agreements will be taken at an upcoming Council meeting rather than at the workshop. Chairman Freddie L. Houston Sr. opened and closed the workshop and encouraged members of the public to visit the shelter; no final purchase authorization appears in the workshop record.
