The contract with the architect is still open through the construction phase. Unapproved changes to the original drawings the SCHS provided to the architects and to the design modifications they've previously submitted have plagued us since the beginning. Yet another battle is likely to ensue. To save money, the electrical and plumbing drawings have been created by a few of the local high school EAST program students on Auto CAD programs which the architect said were necessary so these drawings could be imported to their facility. Apparently the architect now says they will not accept these drawings and include them under their architectural license for submittal to the state. This leaves the SCHS in limbo as to who will officially stamp these drawings and approve the design. So much for verbal commitments - the days of a handshake being the same as a contract are obviously over.
Here's the good news: We've got approximately $160 K in the building fund and have started the search for potential grantees and will be preparing applications for grants as we get organizations which might provide building grant money. If anyone reading this knows organizations which might give grants for construction of a green -state of the art shelter, please let us know. You can e-mail me at jerryweber@mvtle.net. Also if you'd like to donate to our building fund or our spay/neuter program you can send a check or money order to:
Stone County Humane Society
P.O. Box 485
Mountain View, Arkansas
We've spayed/neutered over 10,000 dogs/cats in our relatively short existence. And, we believe the current County and City governments are finally serious about pursuing a real animal control program!
We'll be working on a new website soon, so look for my post on when it gets on-line.
