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After years of discussion, the cost of a proposed new animal shelter, may end up on the ballot as a special bond election on Nov. 2 after the Copperas Cove City Council gave final direction to the city on how it wishes to proceed with the shelter on Tuesday evening. In order for the cost of the project to be on the election, the council will need to take action by Aug. 16. There are two more scheduled meetings for the council to meet prior to the Aug. 16 deadline — Aug. 3 and Aug. 10. The proposed shelter would cost the city approximately $3.8 million, several million dollars lower than ...

COPPERAS COVE — Copperas Cove Deputy Police Chief Brian Wyers walked away from the podium Tuesday evening with a smile on his face after he gave the Copperas Cove City Council an updated presentation of the proposed new Animal Control Facility. A topic of discussion in the city for the past few years, Wyers had consistently received feedback from members of the council to try to reduce the cost of the proposed project. On Tuesday, Wyers said he and architects modified the plans for the animal shelter and were able to shave $1 million off the cost, bringing it to a new estimated total of ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Patty Smith fought back tears as she spoke to a few dozen Friday morning at Happy Homestead Cemetery.

After initially directing city staff to go in the direction of issuing certificates of obligation for the proposed new Animal Control facility on April 6, the Copperas Cove City Council did a 180 and decided it was best to send the issue to voters. The council has until August to finalize the details to order the bond issue for the November election, City Manager Ryan Haverlah said after Tuesday’s meeting. “There are no guarantees,” Haverlah said. In the final meeting before receiving the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the council was discussing the long-range debt ...

Not so fast. While the council agreed that one location (Ogletree Pass) is better than two others, council members also agreed that they would like to see a master site plan of the site to evaluate if the animal shelter would fit in with the previously proposed development of that land, which includes three ball fields and a central concession area. Councilmen Jay Manning and Dan Yancey primarily raised the concerns about the area, which would be near the intersection of Ogletree Pass and Five Hills Road in the western part of the city. “I don’t think we have that much room out ther...