Jan 20, 2022
Hello everybody! And a contented new 12 months! I hope this finds you and yours effectively. I needed to succeed in out right now to supply an replace on the place we stand with our plans for APA!’s campuses, land, and amenities.
As a reminder, your voices have been heard in November as you helped us get the APA! Decision handed with Austin Metropolis Council. In that decision, the town council directed us to work with the Metropolis of Austin workers to find out an consumption share quantity based mostly on these animals susceptible to euthanasia. We proceed these discussions with the town and may have an replace to share with you in February.
Whereas we stay hopeful that we are going to lastly attain a brand new settlement with metropolis animal companies and signal a long run lease to maintain a small portion of our operations on our City Lake Animal Middle (TLAC) campus as quickly as doable, we’re excited to be exploring our growth whatever the TLAC consequence.
The APA! Board of Administrators and another wonderful volunteers have been using their connections to assist us discover Austin properties to buy and increase our footprint. Proper now there are a few potential properties we’re taking a look at and since the property is, after all, at a premium in Austin, we’re taking a look at properties with current buildings we might regulate to suit our packages and companies – and likewise properties with largely open land. Primarily based on what we discover and might afford, the APA! management staff is engaged on totally different options with a bunch of architects to puzzle collectively which packages and companies would match the place and the way greatest to maximise every situation of property mixtures for lifesaving.
What this implies for APA! staff members and supporters is that change – however thrilling change – is on the horizon very quickly. By this time subsequent 12 months, we might probably have 4 areas, together with TLAC and Tarrytown! With this increasing footprint we’re ensuring that every potential place supplies a drastic enchancment to what we’ve now. We all know {that a} shelter must serve the needs it ought to – not mass housing in uncomfortable kennels however getting every animal who wants us most the care, assist and rehabilitation they should get them prepared for a house (whether or not it’s foster or adoptive dwelling) and out of kennel as shortly as doable!
We are going to proceed to maintain you knowledgeable of our property progress and your assist we’ll want throughout this thrilling time. Thanks as all the time for being a part of this wonderful lifesaving group for individuals and pets.
Ellen
