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SPORTS: Centennial High School grad rows at Paralympics. PAGE 11
Council tables agreement for public safety study
BY THE NUMBERS 71% of women in domestic violence shelters report their abuser threatened, injured or killed a pet. Nearly half of victims choose to stay in abusive situations rather than leave their pets behind.
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one who spent eight years of her life living in constant fear. The incident that ended it all was when her then-partner not only tried to strangle her, but also their child. (See “Domestic Violence Awareness Month: First step is talking about it,” Oct. 12, 2022.)
LINO LAKES — The City Council has decided to postpone the approval of a professional services agreement with Citygate Associates for a study of the Public Safety Department. The council was set to approve a contract with Citygate Associates to evaluate the Public Safety Department, both police and fire, but Mayor Rob Rafferty suggested the council take a bit more time on the matter. He proposed the council postpone the action item until September so that the matter could be discussed further at a council work session. “I want to make sure we are addressing our needs for both police and fire,” Rafferty said. “I want to make sure that going forward we are all on the same page for this discussion. I think the extra effort to do so gives us a clear-cut understanding of exactly what we are approving.” The council directed staff back in April to seek proposals from consultants to perform a public safety study. In May, two proposals were received, but only one included both police and fire. The city created a selection committee (Council members Tony Cavegn and Michael Ruhland, City Administrator Sarah Cotton and Public Safety Director John Swenson) to review a second round of proposals; seven of them were reviewed by the committee in June. Last month, the council chose to follow the committee’s recommendation and choose Citygate Associates as its consultant for a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000.
SEE LINUS’ PET HAVEN, PAGE 2
SEE PUBLIC SAFETY STUDY, PAGE 6
Nearly 1 in 4 victims return to an abusive situation due to fear over their pet’s safety Nearly 48% of victims delayed leaving an abusive relationship for fear of pet safety.
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Candice Amundson’s dog Linus is the inspiration behind Alexandra House’s new project, Linus’ Pet Haven. The pet-safe shelter for survivors of domestic and sexual violence is schedule to welcome its first residents in January 2025.
52% of survivors in shelters leave their pets with their abusers. Source: Red Rover
Alexandra House’s ‘passion project’ becomes reality BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
Press Publications shared survivor Candice Amundson’s story about domestic violence a couple of years ago, but there is one story that has yet to be told — the story of an English bulldog named Linus.
“We always talk about the humans and the people, but we never really think about the animals,” Amundson said. Amundson adopted Linus in 2016 as a puppy at the time her son was around 3 1/2 years old. “He did everything with us. We took him everywhere,” she recalled. Amundson wasn’t the only
Centerville resident’s love of sewing fuels pet business interviewed Fairchild to learn more about Woofda & Co. Q. Tell us a little bit about yourself. A. I was born here in Minnesota and currently work as an infant teacher while pursuing a degree in photography. I am also the owner of WoofDa & Co. Driven by a lifelong passion for pets, I aspire to become a
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Centerville resident Taylor Fairchild was frustrated by the high prices of dog accessories, so she decided to make her own. Her dog, Kota, inspired her pet accessory business Woofda & Co.
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Ooftah, or should we say Woofda? Centerville resident Taylor Fairchild has launched her own pet accessory company, Woofda & Co. She started making dog collars during the height of the pandemic in 2020 but decided to share her creations with more than just family and friends after she received a positive reaction to her creations. Press Publications recently
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