BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL CHOOSES ANIMAL SHELTER SITE

  

The Brenham City Council chose a location next to the Brenham Police Station as the site for the new animal shelter.

Police Chief Rex Phelps told the Council at today’s (Thursday’s) meeting that the animal shelter task force reviewed this site and an optional site, near the dog park and the Connie Clinic and found the site near the police station and the industrial area was best. 

Phelps said since the police department is in charge of animal control and the infrastructure is already there, the proposed new shelter should be close to them.

Phelps told the council that the most important thing is that the infrastructure is ready. He did however, thank the Animal Friends of Washington County which he said was generous.

Susan Cantey of the Animal Friends however, asked to be ‘a lone voice in the wilderness’ favoring the highway 36 north site.  She noted to the council that Brenham is known for its ‘bucolic’ and friendly environment and the site on highway 36 fits that description the best.  Cantey also said young people would be enticed to come out to that area and adopt a pet, which is the goal.  She said the area near the police station is not friendly to dogs.

Again, members of the City Council thought the offer was a good one, the best option, by a unanimous vote was the police station site.

The city administration, and animal activists all concur the current animal shelter on Old Chappell Hill Road has long since outlived its usefulness.