Board hears plea for $56,500 to bring Mitchell County Animal Rescue into state compliance

County staff told the board Mitchell County Animal Rescue has an urgent capital need — roughly $56,500 — to address infrastructure and code compliance items the state identified. A staff presenter said the shelter lacks adequate electrical capacity to run required quarantine‑room ventilation and that the aging donated generator has been stressed during storms; "to get some immediate fixes on those, they had an inspection ... that's where that 56,500 is coming from," staff said.