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TALGV breaks ground for major expansion
By Kathy Engle
With dogs in the office, cats in the kitchen and double the number of animals in residence since last year at this time, including 51 dogs, The Animal League of Green Valley is ready for expansion.
League volunteers, local officials and animal lovers joined in an informal groundbreaking ceremony Monday to mark the start of a nearly 2,400-square-foot expansion that will double the space at the league’s building at 1600 W. Duval Mine Road, Sahuarita.
About 100 people gathered at the expansion site west of the existing building, taking turns manning the shovel brigade. The site has been partially cleared and work on the footings and masonry is expected to start next Monday, according to Ann Slaghter, building committee chair.
The addition is expected to be completed by next January, she said, at an estimated cost of about $600,000. The league has already raised $200,000 from donations, sales at its Attic thrift shop, and fundraisers.
More fund-raisers are planned for this fall, according to Jean Fuer Davis, Animal League president.
Officials at the event included Russ Symes, president of the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council; Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll and his new dog, Bella; Sahuarita Mayor Lynne Skelton; Vice Mayor Phil Conklin; Jim Green and Jim DiGiacomo, president and executive director respectively of the Green Valley Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce; and L.T. Pratt, commander of the Pima County Sheriff’s Green Valley substation.
There were no speeches, except for a brief welcome by Davis, who traced the league’s history, outlined its current goals, thanked board and committee members along with the organization’s 200 volunteers and welcomed guests for refreshments, a tour of the existing facility, and a look at the plans for expansion.
The addition will be attached to the existing building and will primarily house kennels for dogs, Slaghter said. It will include seven single rooms, one double room, an isolation room, kitchen, storeroom and bathroom.
Davis said the community supports the league because many residents know that the volunteers love the animals and care for them well.
“We constantly get comments about how clean our building is,” said Davis, noting that the volunteers scrub all the floors, clean the runs and wash the dishes daily, in addition to feeding, watering, brushing, walking, loving and sometimes training the dogs and cats in residence.
To find out more about The Animal League, to make a donation, come for a visit, adopt a pet, or find out about volunteer opportunities, call 625-3170, Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon or visit www.talgv.org.
kengle@gvnews.com |547-9732
League volunteers, local officials and animal lovers joined in an informal groundbreaking ceremony Monday to mark the start of a nearly 2,400-square-foot expansion that will double the space at the league’s building at 1600 W. Duval Mine Road, Sahuarita.
About 100 people gathered at the expansion site west of the existing building, taking turns manning the shovel brigade. The site has been partially cleared and work on the footings and masonry is expected to start next Monday, according to Ann Slaghter, building committee chair.
The addition is expected to be completed by next January, she said, at an estimated cost of about $600,000. The league has already raised $200,000 from donations, sales at its Attic thrift shop, and fundraisers.
More fund-raisers are planned for this fall, according to Jean Fuer Davis, Animal League president.
Officials at the event included Russ Symes, president of the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council; Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll and his new dog, Bella; Sahuarita Mayor Lynne Skelton; Vice Mayor Phil Conklin; Jim Green and Jim DiGiacomo, president and executive director respectively of the Green Valley Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce; and L.T. Pratt, commander of the Pima County Sheriff’s Green Valley substation.
There were no speeches, except for a brief welcome by Davis, who traced the league’s history, outlined its current goals, thanked board and committee members along with the organization’s 200 volunteers and welcomed guests for refreshments, a tour of the existing facility, and a look at the plans for expansion.
The addition will be attached to the existing building and will primarily house kennels for dogs, Slaghter said. It will include seven single rooms, one double room, an isolation room, kitchen, storeroom and bathroom.
Davis said the community supports the league because many residents know that the volunteers love the animals and care for them well.
“We constantly get comments about how clean our building is,” said Davis, noting that the volunteers scrub all the floors, clean the runs and wash the dishes daily, in addition to feeding, watering, brushing, walking, loving and sometimes training the dogs and cats in residence.
To find out more about The Animal League, to make a donation, come for a visit, adopt a pet, or find out about volunteer opportunities, call 625-3170, Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon or visit www.talgv.org.
kengle@gvnews.com |547-9732
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