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Parks officials remove proposed zoo-train fee, report higher sticker and rental revenue in 2025
Summary
Michigan City park officials told the finance committee on Sept. 24 they will remove a previously budgeted charge for the zoo train and instead keep it free, and they reported stronger-than-expected revenue from parking stickers and rentals in 2025.
Lede: Michigan City park officials told the finance committee on Sept. 24 they will remove a previously budgeted charge for the zoo train and instead keep it free, and they reported stronger-than-expected revenue from parking stickers and rentals in 2025.
Nut graf: Parks staff said sticker sales and rentals recovered after pandemic declines and that removing the zoo-train fee — which had appeared as $6,146 in the draft budget — will be offset by modest increases in admissions and other fee lines. The parks director also recommended upgrading a longtime administrative…
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