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Local residents and zoo officials urge county funding and private support for Zoo New York
Summary
Multiple residents, volunteers and Zoo New York leaders urged the legislature to provide short-term funding and other support to stabilize Zoo New York’s operations and preserve tourism and education benefits; speakers cited a business plan and a college zoo-technology program at risk without immediate help.
Several Jefferson County residents, volunteers and Zoo New York leaders used the legislature’s privilege-of-the-floor period to ask county legislators for short-term investment to stabilize and grow Zoo New York.
Mark Irwin, speaking for the Thompson Park Conservancy and Zoo New York, asked the county to consider direct funding tied to deliverables in the zoo’s business plan and said many local businesses and medical professionals support the zoo for its community and recruitment benefits. He said the college’s zoo-technology program — which provides student labor and leadership…
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