INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced a new location for the Indianapolis Animal Care Services animal shelter.
The new shelter will be located on the city's southeast side at 5001 E. Raymond St., which is the former Clearstream property.
"With a new location, we are able to accelerate progress on a new facility while continuing our remediation and development commitments on the Near Eastside," Hogsett said in a news release. "This new site will bring a community resource to a vacant lot while serving Indy zip codes with some of the highest animal care needs in the City."
The new shelter will be located in the 46203 zip code, which the City of Indianapolis said is historically the second-highest zip code in Marion County for stray pickups and animal control-related runs.
The Indianapolis Housing Agency owns the former Clearstream property, which has sat dormant for nearly two decades. The City of Indianapolis is collaborating with IHA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on the final terms of property transfer.
Funding for the facility includes a $19 million bond, which has already been approved by the City-County Council. Friends of Indy Animals has already raised $6.7 million for the new shelter as part of its $7 million "Journey Home" capital campaign, with more than 80 people, families, foundations and companies contributing to the campaign.
IACS is currently located on the city's near southwest side at 2600 S. Harding St. The new location was previously planned to open at the Sherman Park campus.