I got an email from The Rec and Park. They are responding to an inquiry made by District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan. Supervisor Chan is the City Official I previously referred to in Monday's post.
Let me start by saying, if anyone from the Zoo is reading this, and there is the possibility I am mistaken on anything, please use the comment form to let me know. Comments are manually published, so will not be public. Only I will see them. ... That said, this paragraph is basically on the slight chance of such, because the situation is seemingly very clear, and I don't enter into such battles without feeling secure in my knowledge.
So, apparently the Rec and Park are taking the position that they are not responsible for the Bison Paddock. Very curious, as it is long known the agreement is the Rec and Park are responsible for the enclosure. Additionally, I spoke with a gardener two weeks ago who acknowledged that, and told me the sprinklers are on a timer.
This infuriates me. The Rec and Park controls the sprinklers, and they are trying to say the dried landscape is on the Zoo?!! What, are the Keepers supposed to go spit on the ground to hydrate it? I can't even with this crap.
I will make this notation here. Today I had a thought about that day I had the above mentioned conversation with the gardener, and there were five sprinklers on in the back meadow. I noted this in a previous post with a photo. ... The back meadow is in desperate need of green as well, as the Bison are rotated there. That said, why have those sprinklers not been on daily to reinvigorate that dried vegetation?
Back to the correspondence. Here is the email I got from the Rec and Park. It was also sent to Supervisor Chan.
Indeed sounds like he said, she said. Never mind actual lives depend on subjects care and provision. Sounds like blind leading the blind.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Park and Rec trying to pull? There is a total disconnect. Come on Park and Rec, just please please please do the right thing!!!
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