Livestock will continue to be housed in corrals at the old concrete and cinder-block facility at 4063 W. 7200 South. The one-time private kennel and home could then be used for offices or storage of lawn mowers and tractors.

The price tag for the sanctuary project has been increased by about $2 million and the square-footage estimate has been upped by about 300 square feet since the project was announced in January because West Valley City learned the expansion would be affordable, Crim said.

The groundbreaking will occur at the park at 10 a.m. Oct. 16. From 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. that day, the city will hold an adoption fair and vaccination clinic at the site.

"This is an exciting opportunity for the animals and for citizens of West Valley and Taylorsville to have a very beautiful building," Davis said. "West Valley is proud of that and looks forward to running a top-level facility."

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