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# City Council expected to approve $2 million for new Animal Care and Control shelter
- URL: https://www.richmonder.org/city-council-expected-to-approve-2-million-for-new-animal-care-and-control-shelter/
- Published: 2024-10-13T15:50:53.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-14T23:22:56.000Z
- Description: The new space will be on W. Cary Street next to Addison Street.
- Author: Richmonder Staff
- Tags: City Government

**Update:* RACC posted that the item* [*has been moved*](https://www.facebook.com/events/508328998734740?mibextid=9l3rBW&rdid=jaKHDjBqILCAhZL8&share%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2FaDV5KWrzCoGEPTLg%2F%3Fmibextid%3D9l3rBW) *to the Nov. 12 City Council agenda.*

Richmond's City Council meets on Tuesday night, and is expected to sign off on authorizing $2 million to purchase a building at 2310 W. Cary Street to serve as the new shelter for Richmond Animal Care and Control.

The funds will be diverted from the Commerce Road improvement project - state funding will cover that gap.

RACC Director Christie Chipps-Peters [told CBS 6](https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/animal-care-and-control-shelter-oct-3-2024) she wants the building to include social spaces for residents.

“I want you to get a cup of coffee and come and sit with the cats. If you're having a bad day, think, I’m going to go and visit Richmond Animal Care and Control today and pet a cat or pet a dog,” she said. “We want it to be a community asset that everyone feels like they're in the neighborhood, you're welcome to come in and see us.”

Henrico County voters authorized a new $15 million animal shelter and adoption center during [a 2022 bond vote](https://henrico.gov/news/2022/11/henrico-voters-approve-all-4-bond-referendum-questions/) that bundled the center with improvements to seven firehouses.

Council is not expected to take up the real estate tax rate, after [failing to come to a consensus](https://www.richmonder.org/council-indicates-it-might-need-another-delay-on-tax-rate-decision/) during a Thursday meeting on the topic. 

A vote is more likely to take place at their next meeting, on Oct. 28.

*This article was updated to reflect that this week's Council meeting is on Tuesday due to Indigenous Peoples' Day.*

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