Eagle Scout candidate improves St. Paul animal shelter with team of volunteers
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A soon-to-be Eagle Scout is spending his weekend giving the St. Paul Animal Control Center a bit of a facelift.
With the help of some fellow volunteers, 17-year-old Michael Mehle worked to refresh the center’s dog play area.
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On Saturday, the team tore down a shed, updated the steps up to it, removed weeds from a nearby fence and put down new dirt and gravel.
Mehle says planning this Eagle Scout project took a lot of work.
Michael Mehle, right, carries debris from a demolished shed Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the St. Paul Animal Control Center. Mehle is rehabilitating the shelter's dog play area for his Eagle Scout project. (KSTP)
“Budgeting, safety issues. We had to visit this place a few times just to get reassured on what I needed to put down,” he said.
Mehle says he chose the project because spending time with animals is one of his biggest hobbies. He has a dog of his own named Kaiser.