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The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation has agreed to a list of 15 terms set by town officials as part of a deal to allow the foundation to assume operation of the town’s animal shelter in 2010, Assistant Town Attorney Joseph Burke said Tuesday.
The foundation and the town must now incorporate the terms into a proposed three-year contract, which is expected to be considered by the Town Board as early as December 8.
Under the terms, the town will pay $200,000 to help fund the shelter in 2010, $250,000 in 2011, and $300,000 in 2012. To formally set aside funding for next year, Mr. Burke said, the board will vote to amend the 2010 budget on November 20.
Both sides are working together to reach a final contract, he said. “There seem to... more
The foundation and the town must now incorporate the terms into a proposed three-year contract, which is expected to be considered by the Town Board as early as December 8.
Under the terms, the town will pay $200,000 to help fund the shelter in 2010, $250,000 in 2011, and $300,000 in 2012. To formally set aside funding for next year, Mr. Burke said, the board will vote to amend the 2010 budget on November 20.
Both sides are working together to reach a final contract, he said. “There seem to... more
The Town Animal Shelter is an essential public service. It should never have been slated for closure.