Politics & Government

City and CARE at Stalemate Over Money

The group that was running the Evanston animal shelter is not interested in meaningful talks about its $1.3 million in assets, the city manager says.

Months after the City of Evanston cut ties with CARE, the group it had partnered with to run the animal shelter, there is no progress on discussions about CARE’s nearly $1.3 million in assets being turned over to the city, Evanston Now reports.

Alderman were unhappy with the group’s financial management, as well as the methods it used to decide which dogs to euthanize, which lead to a spike in the euthanasia rate.

According to the Evanston Now article, City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz said that CARE is “not interested in a meaningful dialogue” about the funds at this point, and he recommends working with the Illinois Attorney General’s office, which is investigating CARE’s finances.

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