Melissa McCartney, an ungulate zookeeper at the Sacramento Zoo, shows Goody her new boot.
With that in mind, the Sacramento Zoo is looking for its new home. The question is where?
Having a zoo as your neighbor can be a major change. A lot of folks are wondering what the impact of this move might be - on traffic, on property values, or safety. For some folks, it's a big "Not In My Back Yard." For others, the thought is a very attractive one. As a result, we're seeing dueling visions, some folks smelling opportunity and adventure and trying to lure the new Sacramento Zoo to their location... and others just smelling lots of manure. There's even a quixotic push to have a new "West Coast Smithsonian Institute" based out of Sacramento - maybe the new zoo could be part of it?
Hopefully, a site will be selected soon and we'll find that rarest of species - the decision that pleases everyone. The zoo will get a new home, the city will get a great new facility, and the various members of the public will have it as close or as far away as they desire.
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