Frisco is moving ahead with a proposal to build a public-private animal facility in town, but local advocates are questioning whether it’s the best approach.
The city council this month gave staff the greenlight to continue working on an agreement between the city and a local animal behavior expert to operate the $12.8 million animal facility. It would offer behavior and training services, community education, a pet pantry, veterinary care, spay and neutering, microchipping, vaccines, day care and grooming, It would also temporarily hold animals to make it easier for Frisco residents to retrieve lost pets.
The city is carefully calling the new building an “animal facility,” noting it’s not an animal shelter. The city of about 235,000 currently relies on the Collin County animal shelter in McKinney, which has been overflowing for years. City officials said they will still maintain a contract with the shelter, but are open to negotiating its terms later…