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CHEERS THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. ALL WE ARE HERE TODAY AT OUR NEW GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION CENTER AND THIS IS THE NEW TRAIL SYSTEM THAT IS ATTACHED TO IT. IT IS NAMED IN HONOR OF ABE TUGGLE, WHO WAS A LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE WITH THE CITY, AND ALSO OUR DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES (DOGS BARKING) AND SO THE OLD SHELTER CARRIED HIS NAME. WHEN WE MOVED OVER HERE, WE WANTED TO CONTINUE THAT LEGACY AND THAT HONORING, AND SO WE HAVE DEVELOPED A TRAIL SYSTEM NEXT TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. (CHEERS.) "AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION, ABE'S IMPACT ALSO STRETCHED WELL PAST THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR CITY AND HE IMPACTED THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS. "HERE'S A GREAT THREE...CHEERS" WHEN WE DID THE BOND STUDY COMMITTEE, THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION CENTER WAS PROJECT NUMBER ONE.PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY WANTED IT AND THROUGH THE BOND STUDY COMMITTEE, WE ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT PEOPLE WANTED TRAILS. WALKING TRAILS, BIKING TRAILS AND SO THIS LAND ADJACENT TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS PERFECT.
IT'S PERFECT IT FOR IT, IT'S WELL TREED, IT'S WELL SHADED AND IT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE WHO'S OUT HER LOOKING TO ADOPT A DOG. TAKE HIM FOR A WALK.
KIND OF TAKE HIM FOR A TEST DRIVE AND GET SOME EXERCISE AT THE SAME TIME.
"IT MEANS A LOT. ABE WAS REALLY A GOOD PROPONENT FOR THE ANIMALS, AND FOR YOU TO HAVE SOMEWHERE FOR THEM TO, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITY TO AND FOR YOU TO HAVE SOMEWHERE FOR THEM TO, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITY TO RUNNING FOR THE DOGS, AND THEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE, IT’S A DUAL USE, YOU KNOW. IT’S VERY NICE TO HAVE.
OH, IT’S AMAZING. THIS IS REALLY AMAZING! HE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY. VERY HAPPY… (MUSIC OUT)
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.