Iowa City wants other communities in the area to fragment in for a new Animal shelter the city hopes to build in the next few years. The city is in the planning stages of a new Animal care facility. The previous shelter flooded in 2008 and the provisional facility is several miles south of town, which planners say discourages people from Adopting pets.
Stray animals from surrounding communities come to the shelter here, but only Iowa City is accountable for building and maintaining the facility. City council members at Monday night’s work session said other municipalities should appropriate money for the new $4 million facility. Planners have already safe about $2 million for the facility. The Friends of the Animal Center Foundation — an independent nonprofit which supports the Iowa City shelter — is in the preliminary stages of a fundraising drive to close the funding gap. Organizers say they’re confident local donors will give money to the project.
Stray animals from surrounding communities come to the shelter here, but only Iowa City is accountable for building and maintaining the facility. City council members at Monday night’s work session said other municipalities should appropriate money for the new $4 million facility. Planners have already safe about $2 million for the facility. The Friends of the Animal Center Foundation — an independent nonprofit which supports the Iowa City shelter — is in the preliminary stages of a fundraising drive to close the funding gap. Organizers say they’re confident local donors will give money to the project.
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