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Advisory board urges support for giraffe barn, veterinary complex upgrades as bonding window opens
Summary
Board members discussed two bond‑funded projects — a new giraffe barn to meet modern animal‑welfare standards and a proposed $750,000 veterinary‑complex renovation — and agreed to draft a resolution and prepare materials for the parks board meeting on Oct. 2.
Members of the Mesco Park Zoo advisory board discussed two projects proposed for bond funding: a new giraffe barn and renovation of the veterinary complex.
Eric Beck told the board the existing giraffe barn dates to the mid‑1980s, houses about 1,500 square feet of animal and keeper space and constrains the collection to two nonbreeding females. "The minimum number of giraffes you should keep in a zoo is 3 to 5," Beck said, arguing that a new barn would include a large family‑room design and indoor viewing areas…
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