(WJET/WFXP)– Time may be running out to save the Erie Zoo, that’s according to a new story published by the Erie Times-News Thursday night.
According to the Erie Times News, the Erie County Convention Center Authority, which owns and operates Erie Events, sent a letter to City of Erie Solicitor Ed Betza and members of city council saying they need a response about their proposal to transfer ownership made in October 2024.
City council discusses ownership transfer of Erie Zoo
That letter called the zoo’s financial future dire and unsustainable and that time is critical to avoid the zoo shutting down. It also said once the process has started, it can’t be stopped and the zoo would be lost forever.
The story also quotes zoo board member and former state senator Jane Earll as saying, “This is real … We are not making idle threats.”…