Regarding population difference, apples to oranges unless municipalities incorporated into town is known, number of households, dog control department size and budget, number of households visited, etc.
That said, I would question using valuable public safety police resources and costs to conduct a dog census.
I would like to hear the town’s response to your observation. Several years ago the Lancaster town board committed to performing a town wide dog census (incorporated Villages of Lancaster and Depew as well). It never happened.
The current dog control officer (DCO) included in her budget $5,000 to perform a town wide census. Her dog census budget was cut in half and she was told to do half the town.
The DCO was also advised to do a mail census to reduce census expense – like that will work. And you believe the town would approve police resources and associated costs to do a dog census?
There are over 5,000 licensed dogs in Lancaster. It is conservatively estimated that there are at least that number unregistered. The amount spent to conduct a dog census would easily be returned in licensing fees – more importantly public safety would be enhanced knowing the dogs had been vaccinated for rabbis.
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