BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
Diving in deeper
Looking ahead
The proposed facility would act as a holding facility before animals are taken to the Collin County animal shelter, with varying levels of time they would be held. The big picture would be to send fewer animals to the shelter, Cheney said. For example, this will ease the burden on Frisco animal owners who have lost pets because they won’t have to drive to McKinney, Cheney said. This will bring a higher level of services, education programs and other offerings that will bring value to the residents of Frisco but through a private operator, he said. For many years, citizens have been asking city officials to address animal needs locally, Rummel said. Animals get out more often than people would think, and this facility is part of the answer to that problem. Neuterings, spayings and microchippings will also likely be available, said Ken Schmidt, Frisco’s director of special projects.
The agreement with the operator is expected to be considered by council in January. “My aspirational goal is to change the way that animal facilities are done,” Kohanski said. “I don’t think they’re done well ... and I really want to see them change from being kind of reactive animal housing to being proactive.”
11% of animals in the Collin County Animal Shelter come from Frisco
15 days to be adopted at proposed facility
8 days to transfer to a rescue organization at proposed facility 4 days for owners to pick up lost animals at proposed facility
Completing the facility
SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
November: council signs letter of intent for operator November-January 2026: partnership agreement to be developed for City Council consideration March-September 2026: facility to be designed and bidding to take place October-January 2028: facility to be constructed, and operating procedure to be developed
The facility will have other vendors of sorts within it, including a veterinarian, trainers and more. These vendors are private businesses but cross over into the public side of operating the facility, Rummel said. “It allows us to be able to operate a facility like this and extend animal services operations and offerings without all the manpower,” Cheney said.
SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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