BY DESTINE GIBSON & CODY THORN
What else?
Looking ahead
If the bond passes:
The proposed $9.9 million expansion of Lewis- ville’s animal shelter would potentially add: • A surgical suite • More kennel spaces • Expansion of the laundry facility • Separation of dog and cat intake areas • Additional sta -dedicated workstations and a third supervisor o ce The bond would address some of the facility’s capacity issues. For example, its sterilization room currently doubles as a multipurpose room. “[When] surgeries are happening in that room, we can’t do our dishes.... We can’t [bathe the animals],” Earl said. Expanding the shelter would allow for more dogs to be cared for, which could help reduce euthanasia rates, said Brittney Young, Lewisville resident and volunteer. Other proposed bond projects include purchas- ing land for a new re station and park upgrades,
"Having more space will help relieve some of the capacity issues." AMANDA EARL, LEWISVILLE
• Bonds would be issued this year and design work would start on the highest-priority projects, city o cials said. • Construction could start later this year or in 2025 depending upon project scale and complexity.
ANIMAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR
If the bond fails:
including redevelopment at Lake Park. “We want to restore that recreation out there,” Powell said. An online survey gathered about 1,500 responses on what residents want to improve in Lewisville, said James Kunke, community relations and tourism manager. “We use this input, but we get people who don’t want to share their input and unfortunately have chosen to not make their voice part of the pro- cess,” Kunke said.
• City sta would then evaluate and determine which projects are the most critical. • Funding for other projects would likely need to be reallocated in order to fund the critical projects.
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