All parties interested in the future of animal control services and the animal shelter in the Village should attend the meeting this morning at 10 a.m. at the Ouachita room in the Ponce de Leon Center.
Curbside recycling was taken away by the POA with hardly any input, it would be a shame to lose the animal shelter the same way. Cut the budget some other way. Do not take away a basic Village service.
The POA is attempting to close the shelter and outsource animal control to Hot Springs at a cost of $50 an animal. The alternative the POA board is considering is making a Village not-for-profit take over the shelter to keep it open. The not-for-profit, the Animal Welfare League, does not have the revenue stream to guarantee services. Already the AWL pays for all the food, medications and medical procedures for the Village Animal Shelter animals. If the AWL took over it would be asked to pay all employee costs as well. Subsequently, the AWL would have to hire a full time development director to assure the revenue stream. An additional salary and benefits.
The Village currently has a not-for-profit doing a lot of good for the Village. The proposed change would change the complexion of the organization and possibly break it.
This is one Village service the POA should not change. Find another service to butcher.
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