Posts Tagged ‘CONTROL’

JP Duncan and John Fitzgerald, former operators of the county animal shelter in Marlinton, have sued the Pocahontas County Commission, claiming that the Commissioners improperly awarded the shelter contract to a Durbin-area resident.

Asked to reconsider their decision to award the contract to Sandy Mallow, Commissioners Saffer and Walker stick by their earlier choice.

Sandy Mallow, who stepped down from the role of Animal control officer in 2009, will once again serve in that capacity as of July 1st, 2011.

There are still a few details to work out between the Pocahontas County SPCA and the Pocahontas Sheriffs’ to finalize the guidelines for animal control in the county.

The Pocahontas County Humane Society and the owners of the Allegheny Recreation Center that houses a temporary animal shelter have worked together for six months. But as a new fiscal year approaches, both parties are unhappy with the current agreement, and may have irreconcilable differences.

Pocahontas County Commissioner Martin Saffer retains his title of President of the Commission on a split vote

The Pocahontas County Commission feels a sense of urgency after County Animal Control Officer announces she resigning from her position at the end of the year. They’ve got to come up with an alternative plan for the next six months very soon.

The Commissioners give Sheriff David Jonese the go-ahead to hire an additional deputy whose primary duty would be to act as a Humane officer in partnership with County Animal control officer Sandy Mallow

Pocahontas Humane Society members, along with County Commissioner David Fleming and Sheriff David Jonese, talk about plans for a county animal shelter and how to pay for it

At a special meeting Sept 4th, Pocahontas County Commission President Martin Saffer said he would entertain a motion to supplement Animal Control officer Sandy Mallow’s facilities and hire a part-time assistant.