tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post1764728279437783421..comments2024-03-28T13:11:43.470-07:00Comments on Elk Grove News.net: Zoo Speak: Dr. Doolittle is alive at Elk Grove City Hall, but how much is that doggie chimpanzee in the window?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-26189160876579730002021-12-03T14:26:46.185-08:002021-12-03T14:26:46.185-08:00No bucks, no Buck Rogers!<i>No bucks, no Buck Rogers! </i>Capt. Benjamin Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06576005609061886203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-47021156790857499412021-12-03T13:55:39.746-08:002021-12-03T13:55:39.746-08:00I have read all the negative commentary zoo articl...I have read all the negative commentary zoo articles but like Costco we gave up tax dollars to get a Costco. Now do we know how much money a zoo will bring to Elk Grove? Surrounding businesses, new businesses? Because even though we gave up tax revenue to get Costco have you seen the amount of businesses that have been built an plans for businesses to be built around Costco. Not everything is always so negative when you look at the entire picture besides just focusing on a little portion of the picture.Randy Bekkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216742650028140383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-20194841918912581122021-12-03T13:31:09.986-08:002021-12-03T13:31:09.986-08:00DJ is right. A zoo is a money pit. After construct...DJ is right. A zoo is a money pit. After construction of habitats; freezers for polar bears and penguins, large grown foliage and trees for shade and food for the herbivores like deer, giraffes and buffalo, which will be at incredible costs, the maintenance bills will continue to drain the city coffers or alternatively / concurrently, EG taxpayers wallets. Those Mello Roos, they are a 'comin.<br /><br />Let's not forget the food and vet bills that go along with maintaining multitudes of exotic animals. Costs: astronomical. Even if every patron pays $40 to enter the zoo, buys a $40 t-shirt or cap, buys a $8 soda and a $12 hot dog, costs won't be met unless the public is drawn to this facility like it was Disneyland. Is that mouse available to act as our EG Zoo mascot? <br />If not, this endeavor will not be close to income neutral.<br /><br />It's just another pipe dream. Remember the soccer / sports fields Gary Davis promised our kids? We couldn't afford that. But we can afford a zoo? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice.....Renegadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248189569733278389noreply@blogger.com