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Adams County inks deal with Denver Zoo Details vague, but officials say think natives over exotics BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A future project agreement between Adams County and Denver Zoo likely means animals coming north sometime in the future — but not the kind that popped up at the County Building March 8. Costume-clad performers atop stilts greeted officials from the Denver Zoo and Adams County as the two groups signed a letter of intent to build some sort of zoo-themed programming at the Riverdale Regional Park. The performers, a lion and zebra from San Diego-based Animal Cracker Conspiracy, are regulars at the Adams County Fair and county officials brought them in to add some pizzazz to their press conference. Similarly, the goal of the letter of intent is to bring some more interest
Performers on stilts from San Diego-based Animal Crackers Conspiracy strut around the entrance to the Adams County Building March 8, welcoming county and Denver Zoo officials to a letter signing ceremony. The county and the zoo intend to develop some sort of Zoo-themed content at the county’s Riverdale Regional Park.
to the Riverdale Regional Park. “I personally would to love see elephants and giraffes roaming the park,” Acting County Manager Alisha Reis said. “And while that probably won’t be the case, any future opportunities for our families to see any animals at the park and enjoy programming there will be welcomed.” But county and zoo officials remained vague about their plans, saying that discussions about what could come to Riverdale and when would start with the signing of the letter. Deputy Interim County Manager Byron Fanning said he expects that if animals ever become part of the park, they’ll be Colorado natives. “There might be an opportunity, potentially, for some exotic animals to come to the park if they need rehab or a bigger space to roam,” Fanning said. “But I imagine the featured animals would be bison and pronghorn, sheep — animals that would be native to Colorado. That’s what we are talking about today.” SEE INKS, P4
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Brighton prepares for arrival of Birds Council asks for ordinance to regulate e-scooters BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Bird Scooters, the two-wheeled, phone-app rentable electric scooters common around Denver and a handful of other Front Range cities, could be coming to Brighton streets, City Councilors were told March 8. Public Works Director Michael Woodruff told councilors that
the company would like to deploy between 100 and 150 bird scooters in neighborhoods the city would approve, providing two local employees to keep track of the fleet. The company’s plan calls for having Brighton online with the scooters by July. “They currently share electric scooters in 150 cities globally, not just in the United States but globally,” he said. Councilors were generally curious about the idea and directed Woodruff and the city attorney to draw up an ordinance regulating how the
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scooters would be managed within Brighton city limits. “I think we should look at going forward with this to see what’s going to happen,” Councilor Matt Johnston said. “E-scooters are going to be here eventually, and it’s better to control it. It reminds me of marijuana in a way. If you are against marijuana, that’s your business.But the idea of guarding us from it when it’s everywhere is problematic on a monetary basis and just for reality.” Woodruff said he expects to have a city ordinance -- modeled after one adopted by the city of Pueblo --
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