Animal shelter for Jefferson County is on June 2 ballot

Jefferson County lacks an animal shelter and a nonprofit group, the Animal Shelter and Care Committee, or AS&CC, wants to address that need by asking residents to vote June 2 on a permanent mill levy of nine mills.

If approved, the $265,365 raised by the tax would go toward funding a shelter, and cover the annual operating expenses. It would also support ASCC low cost spay and neuter programs, as well as educational outreach on the importance of spaying and neutering, vaccinations and pet identification, such as microchipping, according to the Commission’s resolution. 

If passed, the nine mill levy would add an additional $6.08 a year in taxes on residence valued at $50,000; another $12.15 a year for a residence valued at $100,000; and $24.30 a year for a residence valued at $200,000, according to the resolution.