Champion Great Neighborhoods February 2019

Updates Code Compliance Educating Students to Champion Great Neighborhoods Brian Daugherty, Code Compliance field operations manager, is reaching out to Arlington elementary schools on a mission to teach youth the importance of doing their part to make neighborhoods a great place to live, work, learn, and play. Kindergarten through sixth grade students at Amos Elementary School participated in an interactive presentation with Daugherty during Career Day in November 2018. Students were taught about many important issues, including stagnant water and trash pick-up. Students were awarded prizes for their participation responding with correct answers to questions about code compliance presented by Daugherty and Casey Hill, senior code compliance officer. Career Day at Amos Elementary school was a rewarding day. One student asked Daugherty, “What do you love about your job?” and his response was, “Helping clean up neighborhoods.” Visit the Rapid Reference Guide for more information about making neighborhoods better. Arlington Animal Services Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary The Arlington Animal Services Center is celebrating 10 years of providing care, services, and educational programs that aim to protect the health, safety, and welfare of both animals and the community. Since the state-of-the-art facility opened in 2009, more than 58,000 animals have been adopted or transferred to one of the many adoption placement partners. The Center was made possible through funding approved by Arlington voters in 2003 bond election as well as individual and private contributions totaling more than $300,000. “Because of the outstanding leadership and management, the awesome staff, and the fantastic volunteers, the shelter has been able to save and help many animals,” said Judith Flynn, Animal Services Center Advisory Board chair. “The shelter works with many quality organizations with healthy, caring results. I am proud to be a part of this amazing, caring service.” Arlington Animal Services has been able to reach some of its milestones, such as the 78.76 percent live release rate in 2018, thanks to the assistance of more than 500 Service Enterprise Certified Volunteers and strong partnerships with rescue organizations.

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