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Mesco Park Zoo reports September attendance dip, staffing gaps and imminent rhino arrival
Summary
Director Eric Beck told the Mesco Park Zoo advisory board that September attendance fell to about 12,000 visitors, year‑to‑date attendance is roughly 158,000, staffing has three keeper vacancies and a 13‑year‑old rhino is set to arrive after a completed renovation.
At the Mesco Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Advisory Board meeting, Director Eric Beck reported that September visitation was about 12,000 — down from a record 17,000 in the same month last year — leaving the zoo with roughly 158,000 visitors year to date and a projected annual total near 190,000–200,000.
Beck said September revenue through the reporting period was about $92,000 and year‑to‑date revenue about $1,400,000. "Gift shop actually did okay — $18,380," he said, and concession gross through July was $46,001.72. Beck attributed the September drop mainly to sustained warm, dry weather and schools…
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