Easton Could Expand Animal Control Contract
Changing service from five days a week to seven would cost the city an additional $12,000 annually.
Expanding Easton's animal control contract to 24-7 coverage 365 days per year, and temporarily housing lost and stray dogs will ultimate save the city money as well as help take care of a growing problem, Administrator Glen Steckman told city council Tuesday evening. With the no-kill Center for Animal Welfare overcrowded to the point it cannot take more animals, and an annual bill in addition to animal control of nearly $43,000 per year, the city needs to do something, he said. Steckman said he hopes the new plan will not only alleviate some of the associated costs, but also give the city somewhere to take the dogs. "The animal center has been unfortunately been turning down our requests too often," he said, though the city will still work…
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