AKRON ZOO EXPANSION

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING TODAY TO DISCUSS A PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE AKRON ZOO IN SUMMIT COUNTY. 
TODAY, A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS THE ZOO'S PERMIT REQUESTS. RIGHT NOW, THE ZOO IS HOME TO MORE THAN 2000 ANIMALS ACROSS 35 ACRES. THE ZOO HAS FILED A PETITION FOR A CONDITIONAL PERMIT TO USE 16 ACRES OF LAND TO EXPAND THEIR PRIDE OF AFRICA EXHIBIT. THEY ALSO WANT TO BUILD A GIRAFFE BARN WITH AN OBSERVATION DECK ALONG WITH A NEW ADA ACCESSIBLE TOWER RIDE. THE ZOO SAYS THAT THE PERMIT IS GRANTED, THEY HOPE TO BREAK GROUND ON THE EXPANSION THIS SUMMER.