Gaffney — Development on a brand new animal shelter in Cherokee County will start quickly, offering further area to permit on-site pet adoption.
The Cherokee County Council awarded Gaffney-based Sossamon Development Co. a $4.6 million bid on January 17 to finish the undertaking by early 2024. The primary bid Sossamon submitted on November 21 was for him $5.4 million. The associated fee was later diminished by $800,000 for development.
County administrator Steve Bratton stated development of the Submit and Courier at a county-owned web site on Cherokee Avenue close to the previous Alma Elementary Faculty constructing will start in about 45 days.
“There’s a nice want in our county and we’re in a position to undertake animals inside our facility,” stated Bratton. We depend on the County Humanitarian Affiliation, which supplies them area and strengthens our partnership with them.”
A brand new $4.6 million animal shelter might be constructed on Cherokee Avenue between Blacksburg and Gaffney in Cherokee County. The undertaking was accepted by the Cherokee County Council on January seventeenth. The location is close to the college constructing of the previous Alma Elementary Faculty.Chris Lavender/Workers
Bratton stated the county owns about 20 acres of land alongside Cherokee Avenue, three of which might be used for brand new animal shelters. The ability will substitute an present county-operated animal shelter at 300 Yale Road in Gaffney. Between 2,500 and three,000 stray animals are despatched to shelters annually. The brand new shelter will present area for 156 canines and 50 cats. The prevailing facility can accommodate his 51 animals.
A few third of the animals despatched to present animal shelters come from inside the metropolis limits. Bratton stated he plans to submit the design and value of the brand new animal shelter to the Gaffney Metropolis Council on February 6, searching for monetary help from town to finance the development of the brand new animal shelter, if potential.
“I used to be requested to go earlier than Gaffney Metropolis Council and take a look at the drawings and what we have been constructing and why we wanted it,” stated Bratton. and so they focus on what they need to focus on.”
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