Ground broken for Jefferson City's new animal shelter
July 21, 2011 at 5:42 a.m.
| Updated July 21, 2011 at 5:42 a.m.
Nellie, left, a 1-year-old labrador mix and Click, a three-month-old mix, were on hand for the groundbreaking at the site of the new Jefferson City Animal Shelter in Hyde Park. Both are available for adoption at the current shelter.
Photo by Lauren Clark
After years of planning, construction on a new animal shelter will finally begin.
Jefferson City and Cole County officials, along with staff and Friends of the Animal Shelter, gathered on Hyde Park Road on Wednesday to break ground on a new facility.
The new 10,000-square-foot shelter should be completed ....
