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FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. – Nearly a year after its projected completion date, the Faulkner County Animal Shelter sits empty, causing frustration throughout the county.
In 2000, Faulkner County started collecting money for the shelter through a volunteer tax.
By 2021, the county had raised $1.4 million, enough to purchase the building and pay for the renovation.
At the time, county leaders were projecting it all to be completed by August 2022.
Dana Venable helps with animal rescue efforts in Mayflower and she spoke about the money that has been raised for the vacant shelter.
"That money has been sitting there for quite some time and it’s time to take some action on that and do something,” Venable said.
Friends of the Faulkner County Animal Shelter President Donna Clawson spoke on community thoughts after the shelter’s completion.
"It was about 3 months of high hopes and then disappointment,” Clawson said.