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THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A SPACE WHERE IT'S NOT JUST COMFORTABLE FOR THE HUMANS AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A PLACE WHERE ANIMALS WILL ENJOY BEING WHILE THEY'RE HERE, A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE NOT ON, UH, SENSORY OVERLOAD A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY IS GOING INTO MAKING SURE THAT IT'S AN ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE ANIMALS.
THERE'LL BE A STATE OF THE ART VETERINARY CLINIC.
THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A WHOLE LOT OF THE OLD CINDER BLOCK BUILDING THAT PEOPLE ARE USED TO SEE WHENEVER THEY, THEY HEAR ANIMAL SHELTER OR BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S GONNA BE AN ADOPTION CENTER, IT'S GONNA BE WELCOMING AND IT'S GONNA GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.
THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO, WANT TO SEE WHAT'S IN THE BUILDING.
IN ORDER FOR US TO RENOVATE THIS BUILDING, WE'D HAVE TO BRING THE BUILDING UP TO CODE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND NINE, $10 MILLION TO RENOVATE VERSUS, YOU KNOW, 14, 15 MILLION TO TEAR DOWN AND BUILD A NEW FACILITY.
I MEAN, THEY JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE DOING WHAT WAS RIGHT WITH THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING, UH, SERVICES TO BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ONWARD AND UPWARD, MAKING HUGE STRIDES TO BETTERING, UH, OUR SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.