Mayor Hopeful Deal Can Be Worked Out With SPCA

Mayor Mel Norton is expressing optimism that an agreement between the city and S-P-C-A will be finalised, in his words, fairly soon. 

The S-P-C-A says it needs 200 thousand dollars in the short term and a million over the long run. The Mayor describes the discussions between the two sides over the past several days as very successful.

The Mayor, though, was non-committal when asked what the city is willing to do to help stave off closure.

If the animal shelter has to close its doors, Norton acknowledges it would be the city's responsibility to find an alternative.