The Jefferson County Commission is putting forward an animal shelter mill levy on the up-coming June ballot for the sole purpose to establish the needed funds for an animal shelter facility, animal services and to continue the Low Cost Spay & Neuter Program in Jefferson County. The facility will be operated by a non-profit entity under contract with Jefferson County that proposed the best plan to build and facilitate the animal shelter and services.
The mil levy will solely help fund the annual expenses for an animal shelter and its services. The shelter’s other revenue will come from the non-profits revenue of the donations, fundraising, service fees and volunteer work at the shelter contributing staff hours.
Many Montana counties are fortunate to have an animal shelter to temporarily care for the many lost and homeless animals in their communities. They are also fortunate to have the budget for an animal control program and at least one small non-profit shelter facility to improve or build on from the start. But unfortunately Jefferson County needs to start out from ground zero making it that much harder to have the resources to start the process.
