Director of Administrative Services: Juan Fuentes Parks Director: Jim Burress
Spring River Zoo
Number of Animal Specimens 186 Number of Animal Species 60 People Counts/Revenue
*Number of people as of 12/16/19 This year’s education numbers were lower due to limited availability of staff. In mid- August we hired an Education Coordinator to increase the amount of educational programs.
The rides and concession were closed early this year. The city was unable to provide enough staff to operate them. This resulted in lower revenue for this year.
City council voted to adopt a new cost recovery plan for the Spring River Zoo. The plan states the zoo needs to make back five percent of the 2019-2020 Fiscal budget. Five percent of the zoo’s budget is $33,024.60. In six months the zoo has recovered, $41,740.92, which is six percent of the budget. The Friends of Spring River Zoo raised $32,440 this year to go towards capital projects, this amount is not included in the five percent cost recovery.
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