RFP Staff
♦ The Rowan County Commissioners met on Monday at 3 P.M. on March 3rd in the J. Newton Cohen, Sr. Room at the County Administration Building on 130 West Innes Street in Salisbury, N.C.
Highlights of Monday’s meeting:
• A discussion of Vice Chairman Craig Pierce’s proposals concerning animal euthanasia practices at the Rowan County Animal Shelter which includes utilizing only lethal injection starting in April and for the shelter to be certified as “no-kill” by the end of the year. The proposal requests the removal of the shelter’s gas chamber. Lethal gas will no longer be employed as an animal euthanasia method. Also included in the Pierce’s proposal is the hiring of a veterinarian to assess animals brought to the shelter for medical care and the sterilization of all adoptable animals prior to going to homes. The sterilization proposal included the costs of the procedure being factored into the adoption fees and a one-time cost to accommodate necessary sterilization equipment to be added to this year’s budget. The county’s animal control adoption center will move into the West End Plaza where it will be operate with extended hours convenient for citizens to view and adopt pets.
• Commissioners discussed how they would go about providing updated reports on the West End Plaza.
• A discussion of Carolina Avionics
• The possibility of the return of a movie theater to the West End Plaza.
Video of today’s county commissioner proceedings:
http://rowancountync.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=430
