Ground broken for $3.2M state-of-the-art dog shelter

AUSTINTOWN — Mahoning County officials have launched a project designed to increase the county’s dog sheltering capacity and improve the quality of life for the dogs it houses.

This morning, they broke ground for the new $3.2 million state-of-the-art Mahoning County dog shelter on an 8-acre site at 1230 N. Meridian Road.

The new 14,212-square-foot shelter will replace the existing 40-year-old, 9,000-square-foot county dog pound on Industrial Road.

The new shelter will be able to house between 80 and 90 dogs, compared with the current pound’s capacity of 50 to 60 dogs.