Love dogs and need a job?

Carbon County’s animal shelter wants to hire two people to work up to 1,000 hours, Commissioner Thomas J. Gerhard said Thursday.Commissioners’ Chairman Wayne Nothstein added that applicants must be in good shape and able to handle large and sometimes vicious dogs.To fill out an employment application, visit the county website at

www.carboncounty.com.

ContractsAlso on Thursday, commissioners approved a number of contracts.They include an annual renewal of service agreement with Guyette Communications Industries, Plymouth, Luzerne County, for the sound system in courtrooms 1 and 2 for $295 each. The agreement is for 2017. The cost did not increase from this year.Commissioners also approved the Stenographers Writer Protection Plan renewal for the Diamante steno machine in courtroom 2. The one-year agreement runs from Dec. 10 and costs $369, a decrease of $10.Commissioners also renewed the lease agreement with Zion Lutheran Church, Weatherly, for use as a senior center for $500 a month, the same as this year. The agreement, effective retroactive to July 1, renews on that date of each year.Other businessIn other matters, Gerhard read an email from Muncy, Lycoming County, surveyor Tim Wentz, praising the county’s GIS department.“I do surveying in many counties across Pennsylvania, and often struggle to get good GIS and tax information due to poor systems or poor personnel. Carbon County is one exception to that. I often contact Jason Shellhammer of your GIS department, and he is extremely knowledgeable of the resources contained in the GIS department, and is willing to share those resources,” Wentz wrote.He said the cooperation means more cost-effective surveying for the public, and that Carbon’s GIS staff should be commended for their work.