Company exits from Jackson Zoo management contract talks
JACKSON ⢠A company is withdrawing from more than two years of discussions about taking over management of the zoo in Mississippiâs capital city.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced in 2019 that he wanted ZoOceanarium Group to operate the Jackson Zoological Park, but the City Council had not yet approved a contract.
ZoOceanarium Group Managing Partner Chris Davis confirmed to WLBT-TV on Wednesday that the company â which is registered in Missouri â would no longer be involved in the Jackson project.
âIt was a very tough decision for us to make, but indeed, after participating in two and a half years of good faith negotiations, we did let the city know that we will not be further pursuing the operations of the zoo,â Davis wrote in an email.
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Show Transcript AND ROSS THE COMPANY IS POINTING AT A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE REASON BEHIND THE MOVE? THAT S RIGHT. THEY SAY SOME COUNCILMEMBERS WER HOSTILE TO THE IDEA I PUT IN A THIRD- PARTY COMPANY IN CHARGE OF THE ZOO. AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH THE CITY OF JACKSON FOR 2 1/2 YEARS ZOOOCEANARIUM HAS ENDED TALKS WITH THE THE MAYOR S OFFICE TO OPERATE THE CAPITAL CITY S 100 YEAR OLD ZOO. 4351 07-09 ZOOCEANARIUM BLAMED ITS DECISION TO END NEGOTIATIONS ON A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE HOSTILE TOWARDS THE IDEA OF THE ZOO BEING MANAGED BY AN EXPERIENCED THIRD- PARTY MANAGEMENT TEAM. OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS SAY THEY WERE ALSO HESITANT ABOUT SIGNING A CONTR
Councilman wants city to clean blight near the Jackson Zoo
Stokes said the area west of the zoo is an eyesore.
Blight around the zoo By Quentin Smith | December 20, 2020 at 10:47 PM CST - Updated December 20 at 10:49 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes is concerned about the upkeep of the neighborhoods near the Jackson Zoo.
Stokes said the area west of the zoo is an eyesore.
In particular, on Louisiana Avenue there are abandoned homes and trash lining the streets.
To help fix the issue, the Ward 3 Councilman suggests some of the funds from the zoo be used to improve the neighborhoods.