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		<title>Animal Control: Cecil County May Buy Shelter Building, Govt. to Regulate Adoptions; Delaware Shelter to Bid on Contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2015 22:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County government has published a “request for proposals” (RFP) seeking animal control services under an 18-month contract, beginning 1/1/16, including provisions to allow the county government to buy a shelter building and assume its operating and maintenance costs. And a Delaware animal shelter that has been embroiled in fights with state and local government over animal control there plans to bid on the Cecil County contract, the group’s executive director told Cecil Times. County Executive Tari Moore and her senior aides have visited at least three county government-owned shelter facilities in Maryland—Harford, Frederick and Queen Anne’s counties, according to records of Moore’s official schedule that were obtained by Cecil Times. In addition, Moore’s schedule shows a meeting on 2/12/2015 with “Mary Thompson re: Rainwood Kennels.” Thompson and her husband, retired county Circuit Court Judge Dexter Thompson, own the Rainwood Kennels in Elkton that are being rented by A Buddy for Life, Inc., the current animal control contractor, for $15,000 a month, with the full rental fee paid out of county funds supplied under the Buddies’ contract with the county. Sources said possible sale of the Rainwood facility to the county was discussed at the meeting, and a figure of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil Co Exec Moore Proposes Animal Law Changes; Consolidates Power on &#8216;Advisory&#8217; Panel, Drops Veterinarian Consults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Executive Tari Moore on Friday submitted to the County Council proposed changes to the county’s animal law that would convert an independent citizen ‘oversight’ panel into an ‘advisory’ board dominated by county government officials to supervise the county’s private animal control contractor. The revisions also remove language allowing the panel to consult with a licensed veterinarian on animal matters. Moore unilaterally suspended operations of the Animal Care and Control Oversight Commission (ACCOC), which was established under county law, several months ago after an incident following a panel meeting when several Girl Scouts were allegedly subjected to racial slurs outside the county building. The scouts spoke up to advocate humane treatment of animals housed at the Elkton shelter rented by A Buddy for Life, Inc., which holds a $2.24 million county animal control contract. A videotape of the incident has gone viral on the Internet and reports of the incident have received state, national and international media attention. [See Cecil Times Special Report here: https://ceciltimes.com/2015/05/cecil-county-animal-oversight-panel-loses-members-girl-scouts-dissed-for-comments-race-slurs-alleged-moore-budget-continues-720k-costs/ ] Cecil Times requested a telephone interview with Moore to discuss her new proposals on Friday. Instead, county administrator Al Wein and county attorney Jason Allison responded, saying Moore had asked them to reply [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Ethics Panel Cites Animal Oversight Chair in 4-1 Vote; Dissenter Questions Mind-Readers; Yelton Protests to Council, Exec</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT The former chair of Cecil County’s troubled animal control oversight panel has been found subject to “reprimand” by four members of the county’s Ethics Commission—but it’s a moot point because the chair, Lyn Yelton, already resigned several months ago. A dissenting opinion challenged that conclusion and said other members were trying to punish someone for “what we think someone intended to do,” but didn’t do. The outcome of the ethics panel’s action was also seen as a potentially damaging blow to efforts to get knowledgeable volunteers to serve on various county unpaid advisory panels. And Yelton has appealed for “exoneration” to the County Council and County Executive, over what she called an “outrageous” finding that will have a chilling effect on public discussion of issues and the county’s policies and programs. It was also the latest installment in a troubled history of the Animal Care and Control Oversight Commission (ACCOC), which was established under a new county ordinance that was largely written by Mindy Carletti, a veterinarian closely tied to A Buddy for Life, Inc., which currently holds a more than $2.24 million county contract for animal control that the ACCOC is supposed to monitor. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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