A Fort Worth suburb is building a state-of-the-art animal shelter
Hurst is moving forward with plans to build its new, state-of-the-art animal shelter that voters approved last May.
The city council approved the $7.6 million contract with Steele and Freeman for the design and construction of the shelter Tuesday night.
City manager Clay Caruthers said work can go forward even with the coronavirus crisis.
When asked if building can start amid the coronavirus situation, Caruthers said Hurst is following Tarrant County’s order.
“Animal control is an essential need, and new construction is also allowed,” he said.
Caruthers said he hopes work can start in a few weeks, but said the city might not have a groundbreaking ceremony.
“It may not be appropriate at this time, but we will have some sort of activity out there for the public,” he said.
The new shelter will replace the outdated facility, built in 2001, which didn’t provide space for animals to exercise outdoors, and it will also have plenty of space for people who want to adopt animals to play and interact with them.
The shelter will also have an HVAC system that will help keep the air clean.
There is also space for a dog park.
This story was originally published March 25, 2020 at 5:58 PM.