Nixon holds town hall meeting to discuss Passion for Paws

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NIXON — City Council on Tuesday held a town hall meeting to discuss with the public issues including community cleanup and the “Passion for Paws” dog shelter. Mayor Gladyne Finch said property owners are responsible for cleaning up their yards, and that any properties that are dilapidated need to be either cleaned up or torn down.

“There are a lot of people who have moved away from Nixon who still have property here,” Finch told the 21 people in attendance. “But they haven’t been coming back to tend to them.”

Finch noted that the city is going to contact the County Tax-Assessor-Collector’s office in order to determine who owns these properties and contact them.

The council also discussed Passion for Paws, which is currently located south of town on Rancho Rd. next to the baseball field. The council is interested in moving the shelter to a new location just off of Highway 80 near the sewer plant. Finch said the new location would be on a larger property, and that city would pay for the move — a figure Finch estimated to be around $30,000.

“The new place would have green grass and oak trees for shade,” she said. “[Passion for Paws] would have a place to grow and expand and develop.”

Finch said the move would allow the city to obtain a grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife to refurbish the baseball field. She noted that for health and safety reasons, TPW requires the shelter be moved away from the field.

Patsy Scherrer-Vigil, who owns Passion for Paws, had agreed to move under the condition that the city provide a new air-conditioned 30’x30’ building with kennels. But to do so would cost the city another $30,000 — something Finch says the city simply cannot afford.

“We have the money to move them so they can expand when they get the money to do so,” Finch said. “That would be a win-win for everyone.”

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