08-13-2007 Luecke pledges $1.4 million, long-term plan for zoo

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organization under a long-term operating agreement. • Regional funding dedicated to the zoo —Zoos in Oklahoma City and Fresno, Calif, receive 1 percent sales tax allocations, while a Seattle zoo receives funding from a voter-approved bond initiative. • Regional funding as part of a broader tax initiative—Several zoos and other regional cultural attractions receive funding from tax districts or other initiatives. • Publicly funded, managed with society support —For several zoos, the government entity serves as the landlord while a nonprofit zoological society raises funds for capital support. • County levies —In Ohio, four city zoos receive support from property taxes or through levies for operating or capital support. • Hybrid models — Several zoos receive public funds with special dedicated revenue through a nonprofit organization like a zoological society. • Quality of Life referendum—In Jacksonville, Fla., voters in 2000 approved a"Better Jacksonville Plan"that provided $10 million for the zoo as part of$2.25 billion for transportation, environmental preservation and public-facility projects. The plan was funded by a one-half of 1 percent sales tax increase. Founded in 1902 in Leeper Park, Potawatomi Zoo moved to its current location in 1912. - 30 -