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City staff seek concession-fund appropriation to enclose Washington Park Zoo aviary; council schedules further review
Summary
Park and zoo officials presented a request to appropriate concession-fund cash to complete a temperature-controlled enclosure for the aviary to extend season, reduce stress during transfers and meet USDA standards; the ordinance was introduced on first reading and carried to the next meeting for further consideration.
Park and Zoo officials told the council Aug. 19 they intend to enclose the Washington Park Zoo aviary to extend the exhibit’s season, reduce animal stress during twice-yearly transfers and help meet USDA standards. The council accepted the ordinance on first reading and carried it to the next meeting for second reading.
Shannon Eason, park superintendent, told the council the appropriation would be funded from the park concession nonreverting fund (fund number 2507) and that the request is to move cash already on hand into the fiscal-year budget to complete construction.…
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