Sign to vote for zoo tax

The Reid Park Zoological Society is placing these signs around Tucson to promote the tax proposal on the November 2017 ballot. If it passes, city sales tax will increase by one tenth of one percent with the funds benefiting the zoo. This is similar to the arrangement in Fresno that has dramatically improved their zoo. This particular election is very small, with just a couple initiatives like this one and some primary (inter-party) elections for city council. Here is hoping for a good result!

I just got back from a bike ride to do an errand and saw my first anti-tax sign. It did not mention the zoo specifically (I think there are a couple tax initiatives on the ballot). It just said "another tax hike? No!" or something close to that. It was about one fourth the size of this one. Assuming the other initiative (early childhood education) got on the ballot, it is a much higher increase: one half of a percent as opposed to the zoo's one tenth of a percent. Needless to say I will be watching the results closely (and of course casting my ballot in favor of the zoo).

Here is a nice little news clip on the tax that shows very briefly a couple artist renderings of the proposed expansion.
Animals on ballot in next Tucson election

Tucson's Reid Park Zoo to push for sales-tax increase for improvements
The news clip in my previous post shows a drawing that is hard to make out on the screen. If you click on the older article at the top of this new post, you will see a picture at the top with a sketch. Click on the right arrow at the top right of that photo four times and you will get to the rendering that was shown on the news clip. It shows the proposed African lodge. In addition to a kitchen and a Baobab Play, there are three animal exhibits along the outside. These are pygmy hippo, meerkats (two adjacent exhibits), fox. The latter is one I have not heard mentioned before and I wonder what it will be. Perhaps bat-eared fox?

Here is a little more information about proposed additions: What are these signs?, Reid Park Zoo

It lists five new areas:
Safari Lodge
Tropical Discovery Center
Treetop Playground
Temple of Tiny Monkeys
Larger Tiger Habitat

The tiger rendering shows the overhead catwalk, which is becoming a new standard in zoos.

Any more you need to add on?

These plans surely look promising, all things the zoo will benefit from. Lets just hope the tax gets the pass, so please keep us updated.

The measure passed! Final count was very close (I think it passed by a margin of a few hundred). It is estimated to add between 8 and 10 million per year over the next ten years.