City of Caldwell faces rising rates from the West Valley Humane Society

City of Caldwell faces rising rates from the West Valley Humane Society

( City of Caldwell)Two weeks ago, the City of Caldwell announced that it might not be able to keep paying the West Valley Humane Society to take care of strays in Canyon County.The stunning announcement came after West Valley said it was raising its rates for Caldwell from about $70,000 to more than half a million dollars. It says it's been undercharging services for years, and it needed the increase just to pay the bills.Caldwell said that in o…