A New Shelter for Calvert?
Back in the mid-1960s, one animal shelter sufficed for all three Southern Maryland counties, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s.
What was good enough then might not work anymore for a growth region that’s gone from rural to suburban. This month, commissioners from all three counties joined a public hearing about needed renovations at the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Hughesville and future options.
What to do about lack of air-conditioning in the 71 dog kennels will be decided by mid-February. Decisions about the shelter’s future — expansions of space and staff and change of mission — will take till mid-April. Key in those decisions: Whether the shelter should shift to a no-kill policy.
“Clearly we are at a crossroads with the shelter,” said Calvert County Commissioner President Evan Slaughenhoupt, Jr.
“This is the start of a conversation,” Slaughenhoupt added. “We would like to hear more from our citizens before reaching our final decision.”
View the hearing at co.cal.md.us/
jointpublichearing. Share your thoughts at [email protected]; 410-535-1600 or 301-855-1243 x 2202.