We are very excited to share this news with you!
Why We Needed a New Kitty City
As a condition of OPHS buying our existing property on Old Olympic Highway, Clallam County required all three modular buildings that currently hold Kitty City, Vet Services, and Administration to be removed by 2024.
OPHS was very fortunate to receive a bequest from the McKay family providing what was estimated to be half the funds required to construct a new building on site. All additional bequests received were also earmarked for a new building and invested.
Working with an ASPCA recommended architectural firm, the initial phases of designing a new building to house all displaced departments began. Unfortunately, rapidly escalating material costs and medical equipment made the overall price tag unpalatable. Cutting down the building size was the only option.
Not deterred, OPHS decided to raise the rest of the funds needed from our community of animal lovers with a launch party at the annual Meowgaritas and Mutts event held in April, 2020.
Enter the pandemic -
FULL STOP
Everything changed. . . except our 2024 deadline!
As luck would have it, OPHS found the perfect property available for sale in Sequim. A 7,200 sq. ft. building, once a church and school, was an excellent fit at more than half the cost of building new for a building twice the size. Because of bequeathed funds, OPHS was able to purchase the property. . . for cash! The county approved the use and the property closed escrow on March 5th, 2021!
