Opinion: Animal Shelter Moving in Right Direction
Beth Cruz is a Bloomfield resident, blogger and president/founder of Shelter Showcase, a volunteer rescue group in Ceder Knolls.
Thank you, Mayor Raymond McCarthy and the township, for starting to move forward with creating an Request for Proposals for managing the animal shelter. I have no personal stake in who runs the shelter, but like most people, I want to see a well run shelter and avoid future controversies, media relation disasters and lawsuits against our township. Please ensure the RFP clearly states the requirements expected of the agency providing shelter management. Key performance indicators should be defined for all required services. The agency should provide reports with clear metrics to the township. There must also be a process to escalate complaints to the township and follow up with the service provider when needed. With the history of the …
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Karen Banda
11:40 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Cont'd What is your explanation for excluding people who worked so hard, devoted countless hours and spent hundreds of their own dollars helping the Fundraising Committee get off the ground and make the first tricky tray and other fundraising events the successes they were? Fundraising aside, there is far more to successfully managing a municipal animal shelter than just being a known entity in … more ›