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    Welcome to the Arkansas Valley's Save Our Shelter campaign website. If you are trying to save your local shelter through a mill levy and want to know how we ran our very successful campaign (72% of our population voted YES!!), then you've come to the right place. Feel free to explore this website to get ideas for your campaign and also click the links to the right to find ALL of our campaign materials. Everything is in PDF and MS Word form and is completely royalty free. Help yourself to any image, logo, or document that may assist you in your own SOS campaign. The only thing we ask is that you email us and let us know how successful YOUR campaign was! We wish you well...  
Click HERE for all of our SOS campaign materials!
 
           
   

 

THE PROBLEM
Without secure funding, the Ark-Valley Humane Society’sanimal shelter will be forced
to severely cut services — or close.

THE SOLUTION
A small increase in the county mill levy dedicatedto funding the shelter.

THE NEXT STEP
Read this website, learn the issues, and
vote YES in November.

 

  

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   Referendum 1A asks for a ½ mill levy in county property taxes to secure the future of Ark-Valley Humane Society (AVHS).      
             
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   For the average property owner, the tax will be $9.15 per year or 2 1/2¢ per day.

 

      
           
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   Colorado statute authorizes counties to establish an animal holding facility.  Chaffee County will not administer a shelter; it will contract with AVHS to continue providing this service.      
           
paw   Animals impounded at Mountain Shadows Animal Hospital will be moved to AVHS for sheltering and care.      
           
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   Impound Fees previously paid by Salida, Buena Vista, and Chaffee County will be eliminated.      
           
paw   Private fundraising will continue and be used to expand services.      
           
paw   YES on 1A means cost-effective management and care for the county’s homeless, abandoned, and abused animals.