An animal control officer in Cheshire is stepping down after an independent investigation found that the town’s animal control facility was not adequately maintained.

The retirement of April Leiler was announced Thursday at a special meeting held by the Cheshire Town Council , where some of the findings made by the law firm hired by town officials were discussed. Leiler, the sole animal control officer listed on the town’s website, submitted her resignation and was expected to retire at the end of the day on Friday, town officials said.

Leiler did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment which was sent Friday morning to her town email address.

“This was a failure to meet the basic standards of animal care,” Town Manager Sean M. Kimball said at the meeting. “All those failur

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