For fans of the Minnesota Zoo, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that it may reopen as soon as next week for drive-through interactions with the animals.
The bad news is that it’s in danger of being closed for much longer if it doesn’t get an infusion of at least $6 million.
That’s what the zoo’s director of legislative affairs, Missy McGrath, told the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Tuesday. The division responded by approving an amendment to the omnibus environment and natural resources bill that changes what would have been a $350,000 supplemental General Fund appropriation for the zoo to that $6 million request. Continue reading.