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Mr. Babinski asked about the number of cats allowed. This will be a dog and cat facility. <br /> Mr. Marohn stated there were no ratios listed for cats. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Tom Larson, along with his brothers Bob and John—They now own Ed Larson's <br /> property directly across the highway. They are concerned about noise. If there isn't <br /> going to be any noise,they are not concerned. It is still a residential area. <br /> Mr. Adams stated that he and Mr. Habein had gone to Crosslake to a dog boarding <br /> facility. When they walked up to the outside wall they could hear nothing from inside <br /> where 20 to 30 dogs were boarded. The buildings are soundproofed and he didn't think <br /> there would be any noise. <br /> Mr. Larson asked how many dogs would be outside at a time and would they be left out <br /> all day. Mr. Hallan stated there could be a limit to the number of dogs outside at one <br /> time and that they are supervised when outside. There should be some type of condition <br /> for this. The intent is to rehabilitate the animals. <br /> Mr. Derksen suggested applying the same conditions as the Dog Boarding Facility and <br /> Chairman Pederson reminded him that this is not a boarding facility. <br /> When asked,Mr. Babinski stated that this will be a rescue facility, no-kill. The dogs <br /> would not just be left there; there would be a fulltime vet and someone there. Someone <br /> would be with the dogs outside at all times. <br /> Ms. Brown asked Mr. Babinski if he knew how many animals he would be taking in. Mr. <br /> Babinski stated he had no idea; how many does HART put to sleep? <br /> Ms. Brown stated the shelter is a great thing and asked if there is a planned business <br /> model. It is necessary to have enough space for them to live comfortably until adopted <br /> out. Mr. Babinski stated he can't answer that. If it gets too big, he will buy 100 acres out <br /> in the boonies. <br /> Mr. Marohn asked what would happen if the shelter costs a lot of money and Mr. <br /> Babinski stated he will put the necessary money up. <br /> Mr. Marohn stated there will be a lot of animals coming through the facility and a big <br /> part of the underlying question is what is the model to sustain it? This seems to be a <br /> philanthropic undertaking. Mr. Babinski stated that the shelter will be owned by the <br /> Foundation; there will be no money made off of it. Mr. Marohn stated the facility is <br /> going to be sustained. <br /> Mr. Babinski stated that the Foundation owns all of the buildings and that he plans to use <br /> one now and maybe two for the shelter. He is trying to give dogs a home, give them the <br /> Minutes 2 <br /> Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br /> February 17, 2011 <br />