Northampton City Council OKs funds for kennel, but neighbors oppose proposed site
Northampton City Hall, 2019.
Published: 4/18/2021 7:46:48 PM
NORTHAMPTON — When the city’s animal control officer or a police officer has an animal, like a lost dog, there is no city-owned space to temporarily house it. That may soon change, as the city has found a possible location for an animal control facility.
“We’ve had a series of temporary arrangements,” Mayor David Narkewicz said.
These included contracting with the town of Amherst to be able to use their facility, but that meant driving dogs to Amherst and having to go back and forth to take care of them, he said. “We really need to have our own facility.”