New Zoo in North Alabama

tschandler71 said:
I've always felt this was a scam in the first place.
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I didn't get that impression, in part because Perry-Becker would not have gotten involved if it were merely a scam. That is not to say that it will ever actually happen. It is, as they say, a VERY big lift.
 
The article says that this property, which is a few miles away from the proposed zoo was to be used:
According to the zoological society, this support property, the Research Campus, will be used for summer camps, public nature trails, life science STEM activities for schools, sustainable agriculture and aquaculture research (which will supplement the zoo with high quality food), and zoological research.
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It seems as if they could find a property somewhere else for this purpose, I am not sure why this would imperil the whole project.

Actually, the article states they are looking at other properties if that one falls through:
In lieu of the property being sold to another buyer, NALZS has been assessing other land options to support zoological and agricultural research here in North Alabama. As for the primary zoo site, It’s important to note, the developer that NALZS is purchasing the site from is still very committed to having the zoo and aquarium on that site.
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After stumbling across the proposed plans for the zoo in WV a few days ago, I was curious where this project was at. The most recent update is that the society is trying to get a referendum on the ballot for the upcoming election (November 2024) that would fund the $65 million needed for Phase I of the project. The Exective Director of the society admitted that a project such as the one proposed was impossible to achieve only through grassroots fundraising and can only be done with government funding.

The direct quote from the article: “There’s a recipe for how this is done. There’s not enough donations to build a zoo. You can start grassroots fundraising, but until local governments get involved with public funding, it really doesn’t happen.”

Here is the full article: The fate of a new $65 million north Alabama zoo should be in the hands of voters, supporters say
 
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