City leaders still mulling over what’s next for Jackson Zoo

Municipal officials are considering the next step of the Jackson Zoo on the day when a major change is announced

A spokesperson for the zoo committee said the zoo committee had voting on Thursday to make executive officers Beth Poff take administrative leave.

According to the Zoo Transition Plan from Jackson City, the Zoo Board voted against the zookeeper and asked to resign to Poff, otherwise the zoo board will vote to end her contract I guess.

Deputy Director Dave Wetzel was appointed a temporary leader of the zoo, and Poff was an administrative leave.

Following this movement, the Jackson City Council approved $ 255,000 with city and county funds to help pay wages and operating expenses that ended the fiscal year ending in two months.

"What we really need to pay attention is this is a smoke and mirror game, let's close our zoo and we can open the zoo around us next summer. 4 Jackson City Councilman De'K stamp says

Municipal authorities said that one option for the zoo is to take money from the boss's salary. Another suggestion is to use funds from the city to pay for the transition period of the new management group. City leaders also recommend closing the zoo.

The Jackson Zoo is located in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson Zoo has attracted people both inside and outside the state for more than 90 years. This zoo has a collection of animals representing over 200 species of animals and nearly 380 species of animals, with a glimpse of wildlife from all over the world. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression many new buildings were built with the help of the Work Progress Control Office (WPA). Like almost all other cities and provinces, Jackson City uses the funds of the New Deal Plan to create a construction industry for citizens at difficult times. Through public works, city and zoo supervisor Irl Bennett left the facility serving Jackson for about 80 years. Today, many buildings built by WPA still exist. At that time, the castle was an ape island with dozens of rhesus monkeys, and the elephant cafe was a young Asian elephant.

Of course, Jackson City City Council member Kenneth Stokes sits on sidelines - this is a very discreet expression - but it claims to be a zoo management, not a zoo location. "I do not think mobile is a solution to the problem, I think a company that really knows how to operate a zoo in an urban setting is necessary," Mr. Stokes quoted on Jackson Television. According to this website, Jackson community resident Jackson has received a crime prevention rating of 4, of which 100 is the most secure. NeighborhoodScout also stated that in the capital, 112% of opportunities are victims of violent crime. But at the same time it ranks Lakeland Drive as one of the safest areas in the city.