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al Yes, it's in the past. Yes, we need to learn from the past, but we need to move forward with this, This has been going on for way to long and I think the animals and the community deserve a much better shelter. Thank you. Thank you, The county will accept contributions and not just at tax time. Are there other people who wish to speak for the first time? Is that a raised hand in the back? Molly McConnell: My name is Molly McConnell and I have lived in Chapel Hill for 34 years.. I have either fostered or adopted cats and/or dogs from the shelter since 1977. So I remember when the shelter was a one room place on Plant Road. I'm not a shelter volunteer, I'm not a member of the APS. I'm not a staff member, but I do currently have a foster pet from there, a foster dog. I said that you either are going to be part of the solution or part of the problem. I would like to be part of the solution. I agree with this lady thatjust spoke. I think that you need to become very familiar with what's going on, From what I have seen going in there, people aze trying really hard against very trying circumstances economically. As we all know, our economy is bad all over. I also work witlr abused children, and donations are down for everything. The first things that go are animals and children. The space is overcrowded. It is going to become more so as the economy worsens because as people lose their,jobs, they give up their pets. I think that you need to really take into account that volunteers do as much as they can and we need to keep a volunteer base working with animals. I personally would hate to see it totally turned over to the government to a county run thing. I think you would lose like people like me. I think that the people I have , .. I don't lmow the names of people in there now. I know a few of them.. I think where I have seen a problem, I have gone personally to a person and said that this seems to be a problem. People are listening. They are doing the very best they can under very adverse circumstances. The more adversity you place on individuals trying to work in a situation be they an advocate for an animal or child, the more difficult it is for them to serve the population they are serving. I guess that is all I have to say. Thank you., Who else is inspired to speak? New female speaker is not at microphmte . , . inaredible. Let's have these kinds of conversations out in the hallway after the meeting. That's fine. Thank you.. Anyone else who wishes to speak for the first time? Wel] then, we thank you all for coming, Is there anyone on the task force who has anything else they would like to say this evening? I would like to thank everyone for coming out and being polite and courteous. Thank you. I,just wanted to add a couple of comments that I think this might roll into our preparation for the next session. A couple of citizens' comments made me wonder.