A zoo on the Scioto Peninsula? Look back at the plan that would have changed Columbus' core

The contentious issue pitted zoo officials wanting a satellite zoo on the Scioto Peninsula against anti-tax opposition groups ...
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Nearly 100 years ago, a gift of six reindeer kickstarted the Columbus Zoo

On Sept. 17, 1927, The Columbus Dispatch announced that it had given six full-blooded Alaskan reindeer to the city of Columbus as a gift. “They were placed in an enclosure in the city park near ...
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Why the Columbus Zoo is asking Franklin County taxpayers for a renewal of a tax levy

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is asking Franklin County voters for a 10-year renewal of a 0.75-mill levy for operating expenses, last passed in 2015. The levy would not increase the current taxes ...
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Columbus Zoo renewal of 0.75-mill, 10-year levy passes easily, unofficial results show

Franklin County voters appear to have forgiven a 2021 scandal involving past leaders of the Columbus Zoon & Aquarium, supporting by a wide margin a 0.75-mill, 10-year property tax levy to fund its ...