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Board approves Wings of Wonder enclosed aviary design; staff to value-engineer over budget proposal
Summary
The Parks Board approved the submitted design set for the zoo’s Wings of Wonder enclosed aviary, directing staff and the architect to reduce costs to meet available funds after presentations highlighted avian-flu transmission risk and year-round exhibit benefits.
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board approved the Wings of Wonder design set March 5 and authorized staff to work with the architect on value engineering to reduce estimated costs.
Zoo staff and representatives from Keil Architecture presented a fully enclosed aviary design intended to protect mixed-species birds from avian influenza and to permit year-round exhibit operation. Zoo director Jamie Huss said the enclosure would reduce the need to move birds to off-display holding areas and…
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