Yamhill County has an animal control problem.
Since the closure of kennels at its fairgrounds in 2015, the county has contracted with a pair of private providers to house stray dogs in McMinnville and Newberg.
The “decentralizing” of the services made local jurisdictions responsible for providing services and housing for dogs found at large without an identifiable owner. The county did divert some dog licensing fees to the shelters for operations, but there has been a corresponding decline in the amount of kennel space…