LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) - The Lompoc Animal Shelter has been awarded $850,000 in federal funding that will help kickstart a major renovation project of the aging facility.
The funding was recently announced by the office of Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), who also helped secure millions of dollars in funding for several other projects in Santa Barbara County.
The award for the animal shelter will specifically help the facility improve and modernize the outdoor animal kennels, which are mainly occupied by dogs.
"The space of the kennels is rather small," said Sarah Aguilar, Santa Barbara County Animal Services Director. "By renovating the dog kennel or some of the housing spaces for our dogs, we'll be able to provide a lot better care for them and have them be more comfortable while they're visiting us."
According to Aguilar, the overall cost of the project is still to be determined, but could land somewhere between $5 million to $8 million.
"Santa Barbara County Animal Services has contracted with an organization called Animal Arts that does shelter design, and they'll come out, this spring and they'll take a look at our data," said Aguilar. "They'll do laser measuring of all of our spaces. They'll talk to staff, volunteers, community members and look at all of our data projections for community growth over the coming years and will also take a look at our budget and give us sort of some ranges of what we can do to improve our kennels."
Once Animal Arts has collected its information about the shelter, it will provide recommendations to Santa Barbara County how to proceed with the capital improvement project.
The County is hoping to have work completed within about three years.
“This $850,000 secured by Congressman Carabajal is transformational for our shelter," said said Santa Barbara County Third District Supervisor Joan Hartmann. "Modernized kennels mean healthier, less stressed animals, improved conditions for our staff and volunteers, and a facility that truly reflects the compassion of the Lompoc community. From families in Lompoc to the service members at Vandenberg Space Force Base, so many people rely on the work of the shelter — and now we have the resources to do it even better."
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