{"id":182873,"date":"2026-02-27T12:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/182873\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:22:23","slug":"el-paso-county-seeks-public-input-on-first-animal-shelter-designs-at-second-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/182873\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County seeks public input on first animal shelter designs at second meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas &#8211; (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso County residents are getting another chance to weigh in on what the county\u2019s first-ever animal shelter will look like, with new renderings and design options now up for a public vote.<\/p>\n<p>A community meeting earlier this week showcased updated design choices for the shelter, a project approved by voters in November 2024 that allocates more than $32 million.<\/p>\n<p>The shelter is one of three capital improvements bonds underway.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/el-paso-county-texas-tx-bond-projects-advance-as-commissioners-get-update-seek-community-input-iliana-holguin-clint-isd-independent-school-district-animal-shelter?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Paso County bond projects advance as commissioners get update, seek community input<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new designs included multiple options for residents to choose from, including artistic elements such as art murals and shading structures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"{p}El Paso County seeks public input on first animal shelter designs at second meeting{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/86d68c58-c0ec-4019-aa0e-ad79050ee348-Screenshot20260227041610.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>El Paso County seeks public input on first animal shelter designs at second meeting<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"{p}El Paso County seeks public input on first animal shelter designs at second meeting{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/52c7f4a7-847d-4242-af63-584854884fbc-Screenshot20260227041641.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>El Paso County seeks public input on first animal shelter designs at second meeting<\/p>\n<p>Precinct 3 Commissioner Iliana Holguin said community feedback has already shaped the project\u2019s direction. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur shelter design, consultants took a lot of that feedback and have now incorporated it and are really working on getting more now, getting more into the details, getting more specific,\u201d Holguin said. <\/p>\n<p>She added that people attending the meeting had the opportunity \u201cto vote on the different options that are being presented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holguin said residents who could not attend in person can still participate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public really is going to get a chance to, to really make their voice heard, and they get to vote on the different options and the different types of things that they want to see,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThat\u2019s why coming to these meetings is so important. But again, we understand that everyone can make it to a meeting. And that\u2019s why we\u2019re doing the QR code as well, so that people can participate in the survey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"El Paso County seeks public input on first animal shelter designs at second meeting\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1a274637-64ed-4005-900b-06f45527ea81-IMG_1463.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>El Paso County seeks public input on first animal shelter designs at second meeting<\/p>\n<p>The survey will be open until March 12, and you can access it by scanning the QR code above.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/texas-pilot-program-provides-13m-for-statewide-spay-neuter-services?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas pilot program provides $13M for statewide spay, neuter services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas &#8211; (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso County residents are getting another chance to weigh in on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-182873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}