Like another city-owned, privately run enterprise — the Dallas Museum of Art, with which it shares parallel traumas — zoo management is weighing the necessary...
warned the zoo could not count on private donations that in years past plugged gaps and bankrolled new attractions. And while ticket sales have bolstered the operation, the experts said, they are by no means assured, as evidenced by the pandemic, which forced extended closures during peak months of attendance, beginning
“When you talk about a state-of-the-art security system, you’re talking about multiple layers of safety and security,” said Gary Sigrist, an Ohio-based security expert and former law enforcement officer. Arun Agarwal, chairman of Dallas Park and Recreation — appointed by Mayor Eric Johnson to oversee the zoo — expressed confidence that the economic development targeted for the venue will eventually lead to larger crowds and added revenue.Lois Finkelman, immediate past president of the Dallas Zoological Society, contends that the zoo is well placed to weather its current turbulence.
Hudson says the nonprofit running the zoo has, at the moment, a $7 million operating reserve that could be tapped, if needed.
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