The Sugar Land Animal Advisory Board is set to begin work on plans for a new animal shelter that, when completed, will be almost four times larger than the city’s existing facility.
The city’s animal shelter—built in 2008—consists of a little more than 4,000 square feet of space and will not accommodate expected growth, according to the 2015 Facilities Master Plan update.
The city is working with Animal Arts, a veterinary hospital and animal shelter design firm based in Colorado, to finalize the site layout and features of the new facility, Animal Services Manager Kathryn Ketchum said during a presentation to the City Council. The two entities are also collaborating to identify budget needs and funding options, according to Ketchum.
City officials will most likely finalize site layout plans by late fall or early winter, Assistant City Manager Chris Steubing said, with construction scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2018-19. The city is planning for a 15,000-square-foot facility located at the headquarters of the Sugar Land Police Police Department on Hwy. 6, he said.
