Carson City Animal shelter on track for Dec. 2015 opening

Design and construction of Carson City’s planned animal shelter got on a fast track with approval Thursday of a $311,995 contract. The Board of Supervisors voted without dissent to forge an agreement with BDA Architecture, P.C., of New Mexico to do the architectural work and other oversight functions on the $3.9 million Animal Control Facility, which could be built by a year from now if all goes well. The target date for completion is Dec.