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Ogdensburg joins regional LEAP grant effort to fund quarantine units for shared animal control
Summary
The council approved Resolution 59-2025 to join Vernon and five neighboring municipalities in applying for a FY25 LEAP Implementation Grant (total $213,750 requested) to construct quarantine units at the Vernon Animal Shelter in support of a shared animal-control service.
On June 9 the Ogdensburg council voted to join a regional application for a Department of Community Affairs LEAP Implementation Grant to support shared animal control services. The borough will participate with Vernon, Lafayette, Hardyston, Hamburg, Franklin and Montague; Vernon will serve as lead agency for the grant application.
Councilman DeMeo explained the grant is to cover transitional implementation costs for the shared service and that the proposed work includes constructing quarantine units at the Vernon Animal Shelter to temporarily house and quarantine incoming animals. The resolution authorizes the borough to join the application for a grant request totaling $213,750 and passed on a unanimous roll call.
Council members said the shared service will allow shelters to mitigate disease transmission risk and better manage temporary housing for animals collected under the agreement; Vernon will submit the application to the Division of Local Government Services on behalf of participating units.
