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are not secured. There is a distinct problem with vandalism of the <br />vehicles. There is also no central area to clean the vehicles and pertorm <br />maintenance on them. In addition, there is currently not enough storage <br />space for the chemicals which Dog Control uses. <br />Randy stated that no specific land site has been targeted yet for the <br />project. He estimated that it will cost at least $50,000 for the ability to <br />hook up sewer and water. <br />Ralph noted that there is a site of approximately 3 acres in size, which <br />already has a dog kennel, about a half mile or three quarters of a mile <br />from the Humane Society; however, that site is currently in use. That is <br />the only specific site that the subcommittee has looked at. <br />A question was posed as to what will happen to the current Humane <br />Society structures once the new facility is built. The majority of the <br />structures will be torn down; however, a small portion will be recycled <br />into a"Doggy Kindergarten." People who acquire dogs from the Humane <br />Society will be able to take those dogs there for obedience training. <br />The total cost to purchase the land and build the proposed Dog Control <br />facility will be approximately $500,000-$600,000. <br />Ralph stated that the subcommittee realizes that they may have to find <br />an alternative to the new facility due to funding restrictions. However, he <br />emphasized that it would be desirable to be in close proximity to the <br />Humane Society, and that wherever pog Control moves to probably <br />needs to be, at the very least, 3,000 square feet in size. <br />Valerie questioned the projected increases in staffing and revenue. <br />Ralph responded that as the number of dogs increases in the future, <br />more staff will be needed to take complaints, check licenses (it is <br />estimated that only 50% or less of dogs are currently licensed), investi- <br />gate attacks on livestock, etcetera. In turn, the revenues will increase <br />over time. The raising of licensing fees is a possibility in the future (the <br />fee was just increased by $2.00), however it is not a very popular idea. <br />Ralph added that Dog Control does not make as much money as it <br />theoretically could due to the fact that it only costs $10.00 to license <br />spayed/neutered dogs, as opposed to the $22.00 charged for licensing <br />non-spayecl/non-neutered dogs. <br />2 <br />