Animal shelter plans far exceed city’s budget plans

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
“I love animals as much as anyone else,” Daingerfield Mayor Lou Irvin told the council at its Jan. 13 meeting. “This is not possible with these shelter plans.”
Mayor Irvin was referring to drawings and costs for a new animal shelter for the city. Bob Stinson had brought the drawings and information and informed the council of the $373,000 cost for the building and all that it entails.
“There are things in the drawing that you may or may not want to do,” Mr. Stinson said. “Once you set it all up, you are just shy of $500,000. There are generators and flagpoles and other things that can be taken out to lower the cost. Just the back half with a shell of a building with utilities will cost about $75,000. If you want to build up the back part, it is roughly $130,000. If you want to do a full acre, you are right at a half a million dollars.

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