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    The no-kill Tri-County Animal Rescue of Boca Raton will soon be able to expand the shelter at 21287 Boca Rio Road.
    City officials on July 28 unanimously approved an amended lease agreement that will allow the organization to use an additional 5-acre parcel for the construction of a 9,000-square-foot isolation center and veterinarian clinic. The property was originally designated as a bird sanctuary and passive park when the city operated an animal shelter at the site.
    The amended lease agreement adds the parcel to the Tri-County Animal Rescue lease agreement.
    “I think this is wonderful,” said Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie, noting that Tri-County is embarking on a capital campaign to raise money for the addition.
    Tri-County Animal Rescue of Boca Raton leases the property where it is located from Boca Raton for an annual fee of $1, according to Suzi Goldsmith, the organization’s CEO.
    The additional parcel will make Tri-County Animal Rescue the largest regional 100 percent no-kill shelter that operates on 100 percent donations, according to a memo from Boca Raton City Manager Leif Ahnell.

— Sallie James