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Volume 65, Number 48 • November 26, 2020
Animal shelter expects intake surge in 2021
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By Roslyn Ryan Editor
As part of the no contact plan for operations this year, applicants for Goochland Christmas Mother support recently participated in drive-through application verification at the high school complex. Christmas MotherJoy Kline, along with many other volunteers, met drivers at their cars while masked volunteers matched required documents with applications taken earlier by phone. More information about supporting the Christmas Mother is available at www.goochlandchristmasmother.org. Photo by Jyl Kline
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dial 911. While those three digits have served as a lifeline since the system was developed 50 years ago, It’s a situation that no one wants to face, but the system was originally designed for landlines hundreds of thousands do every year: You find yourself faced with an emergency and need to see Calls > page 2 By Roslyn Ryan Editor
The new Goochland County Animal Shelter has been open since June, and these days one thing is for certain: Business is booming. According to Animal Control Director Tim Clough, the shelter has seen a sharp increase in the number of animals taken in, and he told the Goochland County Board of Supervisors earlier this month that he is projecting an increase of around 48 percent — or about 900 animals — in the first quarter of the coming year if current trends continue. Fortunately, the department remains in the best possible position to handle the increase in volume thanks to the spacious, modern new animal shelter that officially opened in June. “I guess they say if you build it they will come, and for the Animal Shelter that has certainly been the case,” Clough told supervisors. The new facility at 1900 Hidden Rock Lane is a vast improvement over the previous shelter, offering far more space, convenience and equipment upgrades, as well as a dedicated
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