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re: Huge BR Zoo news from Councilwoman Chauna Banks---Will Cover edition
Posted on 6/23/17 at 9:29 am to Flipadelphia
Posted on 6/23/17 at 9:29 am to Flipadelphia
I said some of this in the thread yesterday but the current location will never become a revenue asset to the city.
Zoo's need revenue from corporate events an wedding receptions to survive. That location will never be suitable for those clients
The current location also provides no benefit to the surrounding areas. The local citizens do not work at the zoo or go to the zoo. Also, the patrons of the zoo get food and gas before getting to that area specifically so they dont have to stop between the interstate exit and the zoo.
The 2 options are spend a ton of money on a depreciating asset that will never develop new revenue streams, or spend more initially and build a new zoo in a location that will benefit from the revenue streams that all other zoo's survive on.
Zoo's need revenue from corporate events an wedding receptions to survive. That location will never be suitable for those clients
The current location also provides no benefit to the surrounding areas. The local citizens do not work at the zoo or go to the zoo. Also, the patrons of the zoo get food and gas before getting to that area specifically so they dont have to stop between the interstate exit and the zoo.
The 2 options are spend a ton of money on a depreciating asset that will never develop new revenue streams, or spend more initially and build a new zoo in a location that will benefit from the revenue streams that all other zoo's survive on.
This post was edited on 6/23/17 at 9:32 am
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Posted on 6/23/17 at 9:46 am to Creamer
Or option three, save a pile of money by realizing that BREC is not capable of running a zoo like Audubon and that investing 140 million dollars with BREC in some grand scheme is foolish.
Instead let's fix up what we have now, improve segments until it's all modern.
This is not a racial issue, it's not a north v south issue; it's a financial issue. I have seen how BREC operates their parks, golf courses, baseball fields and their zoo; and I know they can't take care of what they have and giving them more to spend is crazy.
Instead let's fix up what we have now, improve segments until it's all modern.
This is not a racial issue, it's not a north v south issue; it's a financial issue. I have seen how BREC operates their parks, golf courses, baseball fields and their zoo; and I know they can't take care of what they have and giving them more to spend is crazy.
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