A new animal shelter is coming to Columbia. The Harold and Judy McKonly Family Foundation was established by the late Judy McKonly, who passed away in August of this year. Judy’s vision was to open the best cat shelter (with some dogs) in the country, and hopefully this dream will be fulfilled in 2018. Her son Mike McKonly and business partner, Keith Lutz, purchased the 8,000 square foot Vigilant Fire Hall on 10th St. in Columbia (known as the Viggie’s to Columbians) in 2016 with that repurpose use in mind.
Zoning has been approved, architectural drawings have been rendered, and the next thing needed is a qualified, charismatic executive director with a heart for animals, who can participate in this project from the beginning.
Qualified applicants should have strong management experience (preferably in pet rescue), excellent organizational skills, past success with dealing with boards, with strong marketing, public relations, fundraising and grant writing skills. They will be responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices seeing that the organization operates within budget guidelines. Most importantly, they must be mission-driven and self-directed, with a positive attitude and a passion and heart for helping animals.
Qualified applicants can send their resume and cover letters to
Columbia Spy 
Mckonleys have a lot of stuff going on I don't know how Foundation works but it's I think it's self-supporting and also a little help wouldn't hurt that's right get the negativity out of the whole thing let's get her done I'm sure what's a little bit of the whole thing can eliminate in town with neutering and repeating myself
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The cats are there whether people feed them or not. Its the TNR programs that keep the populations down. Like it or not, feral cats have been around forever. They keep the rodent population in check.
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