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Show si Esafi: Mi ftp Pai? By DAVE W1GHAM 'Tiile Davis County is try-i try-i to improve its animal rol situation Bountiful is "widermg building its own Wto m the city, 'ack Mcintosh, city f Personnel director, indicated the city had looked into . feasibility of the city hav-FM hav-FM 8ls own pound. i the present time citizens $ ' wish to leave their foi I f inals at the county pound -n ft to take their animal up Fruit Heights. s brE building of a pound A Z?,UP another problem, V : Un ci7 would have 10 i W' place w P"t J -ml Bountiful would yji ?2eci,y building Jnmal control center in their neighborhood," added Mr. Mcintosh. HE WENT on to indicate that the city owns various properties that would facilitate facili-tate an animal center. All of which are away from residential areas. Presently Bountiful does have a paid staff for animal control. The is one full-time control officer and another temporary officer, the city is seeing if there is a need for another officer. The city also provides a vehicle to transport trans-port the animals to the county pound. THIS IS what prompted Bountiful to look into the possibility of having their own pound. "Since the city is using us-ing the county pound all money collected, on fees and licenses, goes to the county" stressed Mr. Mcintosh. "But then even if the city had its own pound, the city taxes would be used and the county taxes wouldn't go down" he added. HE POINTED out that the city just wanted to perform a service to the community, and certainly by having a pound here in Bountiful rather than running up to Fruit Heights would be a service ser-vice to this community. Currently the city is waiting until the citizens of the Master Plan give input into the situation. Mrs. Trowbridge, a chairperson for the citizens, indicated that the dog pound in Bountiful has been studied by her committee. com-mittee. MRS. TROWBRIDGE also indicated that after studying the facts, the pros and the cons, that the citizens will recommend to the city that they build an animal control center here in Bountiful. dw |