Oconee County Administrator Wants Decision On Animal Shelter

Oconee County Administrator Justin Kirouac wants the Board of Commissioners to make a decision on what to do with the Animal Shelter this spring.

The Board needs to decide if it wants to retrofit the existing facility on 1171 Branch Road, south of Farmington, or if it wants to build a new facility, Kerouac told the commissioners at a strategic planning work session earlier this month.

The exiting facility can be upgraded sooner, Kerouac said, and a new facility will require money the county doesn’t currently have.

In the meantime, Kerouac said he will ask the Board for an amendment to its current budget to move operation funds to make improvements to the existing facility to address flooding.

For more on the story, including a video of the work session and of the most recent meeting of the Animal Services Advisory Board, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Slide from Kirouac presentation.