Olathe's second price hike on new animal shelter project ekes past city council

Olathe's second price hike on new animal shelter project ekes past city council

Olathe’s new animal shelter will cost $10 million more than when city leaders first approved plans for it two years ago. The Olathe City Council last month narrowly approved a second budget increase in a 4-3 vote for the new animal shelter, as councilmembers disagreed over how that money should be spent. When the city council initially approved the project in March of 2023, the city budgeted $15 million of the 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan.…