"It was 1986 and I was the Montgomery County Executive. At that time, the shelter facility on Rothgeb Drive did not have any air conditioning! I strongly believed that it was a 'necessity' for the health and well-being of the animals and staff to have AC there so I budgeted for this item in that year's budget. Working closely with Margaret Zanville, a member of the MCHS Board of Directors at the time, I testified in favor of it at the budget hearings before the County Council. And to strengthen my point of view, I even invited members of the Council to visit the shelter to see, firsthand, what the conditions were like there in the summertime."
This is a great story with a positive outcome.
"On the basis of my testimony, all seven members of the County Council passed this budget unanimously."
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