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BREC to break ground Dec. 8 on new Baton Rouge Zoo, Greenwood Park project
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:49 am
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:49 am
Looks like it will be a very nice rework of the zoo.
The current entrance will be the maintenance yard. A new entrance will be built off of Highway 19.
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BREC to break ground Dec. 8 on $40M Baton Rouge Zoo, Greenwood Park project
The $40 million first phase of renovations planned for BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo and Greenwood Park—which includes relocating the zoo’s entrance to the adjacent park—is scheduled to break ground Dec. 8.
Baton Rouge’s parks and recreation agency is fronting the entire cost of the project’s first phase which, in addition to a new visitor’s entrance and orientation center at Greenwood Park, will include new animal exhibits, such as an underwater hippo expo and a giraffe feeding station, new stormwater and sewer systems and a zipline through the surrounding park. A promenade will link the zoo to the park.
Specifically, BREC will pay for the project using $5 million from the Imagine Your Parks II Strategic Plan fund, which voters approved in 2014 and brings in $9 million a year on average.
The agency will dip into its substantial reserves to fund the remaining $35 million.
BREC has a total of some $60 million in restricted and unrestricted reserve funds, according to BREC spokeswoman Cheryl Michelet.
The current entrance will be the maintenance yard. A new entrance will be built off of Highway 19.
This post was edited on 11/17/20 at 9:51 am
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:50 am to goofball
So, they'll shut the city down but still build a zoo. Is that considered essential work?
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:51 am to goofball
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and a zipline through the surrounding park.
Gordon and co finna eat
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:52 am to Jcorye1
At least double the expense and time to complete.....
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:53 am to goofball
BREC is the most overfunded pile of shite in the state
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:53 am to wfallstiger
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At least double the expense and time to complete.....
BREC is sitting on a pile of cash.
And I think $40 million is only the first phase.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:54 am to goofball
what kind of fencing will they have? hopefully the new zoo can protect the flamingos and monkeys from pit bulls.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:54 am to goofball
Are zoos still a financially sound investment/project?
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:57 am to mylsuhat
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Are zoos still a financially sound investment/project?
The mall is getting a fricking aquarium
Posted on 11/17/20 at 9:59 am to mylsuhat
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Are zoos still a financially sound investment/project?
No
This is BREC spending a shitload of money so they can justify raping the taxpayer for decades.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 10:01 am to upgrayedd
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This is BREC spending a shitload of money so they can justify raping the taxpayer for decades.
It's definitely a sign that they have too much money to spend.
Are the parks under their purview well maintained?
Posted on 11/17/20 at 10:03 am to goofball
$40M for people to still not go.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 10:04 am to ProjectP2294
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Are the parks under their purview well maintained?
Yeah, BREC is pretty decent as far as parks go. At least they were when I lived in Baton Rouge.
This post was edited on 11/17/20 at 10:05 am
Posted on 11/17/20 at 10:04 am to ProjectP2294
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Are the parks under their purview well maintained?
Some are, some aren't.
IIRC, they've got $100 million in cash just sitting there.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 10:06 am to upgrayedd
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IIRC, they've got $100 million in cash just sitting there.
That's pretty insane. The Library board has a lot of cash too.
FWIW, the preliminary layouts show a much nicer, significantly upgraded and larger zoo than what's there now.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 10:07 am to goofball
I take the kids to the one now so I'm definitely looking forward to this.
Damn trains been broken since before coronavirus.
Damn trains been broken since before coronavirus.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 10:08 am to goofball
BREC is funded by property taxes for the most part.... loss in sales taxes due to COVID shutdowns has little effect.....
they will build a zoo that we cant use....
sounds a lot like a brick and motor library down down that wont be used....
they will build a zoo that we cant use....
sounds a lot like a brick and motor library down down that wont be used....
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