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Mr . Wright emphasized that the Board of the Humane Society is committed to <br /> continuing their partnership with the County but noted that the County ' s Animal Control <br /> Department represents 26 % of the costs expended by the Society . <br /> Mr . Baird then confirmed that the Utilities Department will refund the ERU deposit <br /> monies and the County will then buy , in the name of the Humane Society , 13 sewer ERUs <br /> and 3 water ERUs for their new site , or give them the cash instead . The refund amount will <br /> be $ 31 , 857 and the cost of the new ERUs at the new site will be $ 40 , 248 , approximately <br /> $ 8 , 391 more . <br /> Joan Carlson , Executive Director of the Humane Society , hoped the Board would <br /> consider sending the item back to staff regarding the issue of reimbursement for the existing <br /> facility . She believed that this is a critical issue for the Society to continue to maintain their <br /> level of service . <br /> Bill Barrows of The Moorings , is a donor to the Humane Society and has committed <br /> $ 500 , 000 , of which $ 200 , 000 has already been donated . When he received the news about <br /> the contamination at the existing facility , he began to have second thoughts about how that <br /> would affect the dollars involved in the expansion . He attended a meeting last week where <br /> a representative from the American Humane Society paid the local Society some very nice <br /> compliments and commented that it was one of the best in the country . He felt that the <br /> Society may lose some donors over this issue and that the move will cost more than $ 1 <br /> million dollars . <br /> Chairman _ Ginn noted that the Society is well - funded but she felt the County does <br /> have some responsibility to help them replace their building . <br /> JANUARY 16 , 2001 f 0 � � 16 1 <br /> OK I- 47 - <br />