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		<title>&#8216;Buddy&#8221; Group, with $2.2 Million Cecil County Animal Control Deal, and Allies Push Legal Steps Against Critics, Oversight Panel</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES Special Report—First in a Series A Buddy for Life, a Delaware animal rescue group with a more than $2.2 million Cecil County government contract for animal control, has hired a lawyer to threaten an unpaid volunteer who complained to county officials about conditions for animals housed at the group’s rented shelter. And a county oversight panel tasked with reviewing animal laws and the Buddies’ performance has been riddled with dissension, as Buddy allies attacked the panel’s chairwoman, including legal threats. The Buddies got a three-year contract in the final moments of the old county Board of Commissioners’ existence on 11/30/12, after the “Three Amigos” political majority of the commissioners approved the award and suddenly extended the duration&#8211; despite the fact that the published “request for proposal” only specified an 18-month contract for animal control services. At the time, the Buddy group had no shelter, no vehicles, no experience supervising a public animal control service and no employees. But the county gave the group $10,000 in start-up cash and purchased two pickup trucks (at a cost of over $65,000) plus special “caps” for the trucks, while also paying the Buddies $60,000 a month. The group is now renting [&#8230;]]]></description>
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