New details, photos of proposed zoo in Elk Grove to be released in May

Jacque Porter
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Editors Note: This story initially included incorrect information on how the Sacramento Zoo would release new details about the proposed new location. The article has been updated to more accurately reflect the upcoming announcement.

(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento Zoo Executive Director Jason Jacobs and Elk Grove Director of Strategic Planning & Innovation Christopher Jordan will release new details about the proposed site for the Sacramento Zoo next month, the zoo said on Monday.

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“The Sacramento Zoological Society and the City of Elk Grove have worked together for more than two years on a new zoo project that could create a world-class zoological park for the greater Sacramento region and beyond,” the zoo said.

The new details will include how the new zoo would be different from the current one and the “anticipated benefits the project would generate for the animals, the regional economy, and future generations of zoo visitors.”

The zoo said that on May 8, the Elk Grove City Council would vote on whether the project could begin construction.

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