Vote Postponed for New Animal Shelter in Liberty

Posted on: 5:40 pm, March 26, 2012, by Mitch Weber, updated on: 09:33pm, March 26, 2012

LIBERTY, Mo. Update: 9:00 p.m. The City Council postponed voting on the proposal to build a new animal shelter. Business owners near the new location signed a petition and had an attorney present it to the council. The opponents argue the shelter would bring noise and pollution to the area and bring down their property values. The council is giving supporters two weeks to respond. The next meeting is scheduled for April 9th.

The Liberty City Council was expected to vote Monday night on a new proposal to build an animal shelter. The current shelter is 40-years-old and can only hold about a dozen dogs and a dozen cats.

A group of supporters made up of animal lovers and veterinarians from the Liberty area found a location to build a new shelter past William Jewell College on County H Highway. But, one business owner that would be next door to the new shelter is concerned about noise and the smell. He plans to bring up his concerns at the city council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m.

The proposal also includes using grant money and private funding for the estimated $1 million project. The group is not asking the city for money, just approval to build. The location is already zoned appropriately for an animal shelter.

The Liberty Animal Shelter is run by the Police Department which includes two Liberty Police Officers.

If approved the group hopes to have the facility up and running in the spring of 2013.

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