Three controversial issues could come to a head Monday night when the full Warren County Commission is scheduled to vote on three resolutions.Up for consideration are: a resolution to rename the Warren County Animal Control facility Warren County Animal Control and Adoption Center, a resolution to amend the docket of the monthly meetings to include a period of public comment, and a resolution to remove Commissioner Michael Martin from his position as chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee.Behind all three resolutions are controversies involving Warren County Animal Control that began Feb. 8 during a Health and Welfare Committee meeting in which chairman Martin voiced his opinion the name of the county’s Animal Control facility should not be changed to reflect an emphases on animal rescue and animal adoption. Commissioner Blaine Wilcher proposed the name change, stating the emphases has changed to rescue and adoption and presenting numbers from 2015 that showed 856 animals were taken into the facility. Of those, 710 were adopted or sent to rescue groups making the adoption rate 83 percent.Wilcher made a motion to change the name in committee, but it died.
County faces controversial animal issues
Resolution asks for removal of Martin as chair