Officials get ideas for dog-pound expansion


December 18, 2011 at 6:12p.m.

Officials get ideas for dog-pound expansion

AKRON

County and animal welfare officials will plan the fundraising and building design for expansion of the Mahoning County dog pound, using what they’ve learned from a visit to the state-of-the art Summit County animal-control facility.

On Friday, all three Mahoning County commissioners, county Dog Warden Matt Ditchey, philanthropist Mary Lariccia and executives of various county animal welfare agencies toured the new $3 million Akron facility, which opened last year.

Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator.