Four of five City Council members toured the aging Aviary at Thompson Park tonight and following the session concluded they want the structure saved....not demolished.
The Aviary was built in 1978 and was the subject of a fundraising drive in 2006. Nonetheless, the Thompson Park Conservancy this spring requested the city demolish the structure citing disrepair and difficulties adapting the structure to contemporary zoo exhibits.
Various attempts to alter the structure over time have contributed to the hodge podge look.
Lawmakers were impressed with the unique architecture and the potential for the building.
The Aviary is at the center of the Zoo property and is the edifice featured on the opening page of the Zoo website. It was built during the tenure of Mayor Karl Burns with funds from the city and from what is now the NNY Community Foundation.
Lawmakers requested an estimate of figures to accomplish the correction of deficiencies pointed out tonight including doors, the indoor pool and general deterioration of the exterior surfaces of the structure.
While city funds need to be part of the equation, it is hoped the public will contribute as well as local institutions.
How about a tiered system for levels of contribution...sparrows..quails...owls...and eagles..?
Just a thought.
We could get Dave Mance to be at least an owl !
POLICE MOVE CONTEMPLATED BY 2014
During budget discussions with Police Chief Joseph Goss, there was much interest in moving the Police out of the Jefferson County Public Safety Building
and into new quarters...either in a new building adjacent to City Hall or in the soon to be vacated Army Resesrve Center on Massey Street....The Army is moving its operation to Fort Drum this summer.
Chief Goss says he supports a departure from the PSB, an isolated facility located next to a swamp on the city's west end.
10 comments:
really, please stop saying that the aviary is featured on the opening page of www.nyszoo.org. cause it aint.
And who are you ?
knock it down, move on, sometimes in order to move forward you have to the let the past go! Whocares why it is in the shape it is in, who cares if it is a historic park icon...obviously to the people that go there now they do not care about this Aviary...the city should give them the funds to demolish this and build them a new one! It is about time this city steps up to the plate a little more! it is time for a new aviary, one that people will want to see. I was just there a few weeks ago with my two boys and never even set foot in there, what does that tell you! so stand up for the future you bunch of old hags!
May 13, 2010 9:21 AM
let's build a new building every 18 years (I'm taking about the PSB). What a tremendous waste of money.
I never saw anything about the zoo wanting to build a new aviary. Just that it wanted to demolish the old one. If it was to build a new aviary? someone show me where i can find an article about that.
it took months to pump that swamp and now you want to move away. where is the fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers?
It said way back when, that the city police should have a more central location within the city.Also seems like it may help response times to some of the more constant hot spots; and provide more of a police presence to these areas.
Instead of hashing this stuff over and over, why not ask another zoo to come in and give their recommendations? There would be several nearby zoos that probably would be willing to give their 2 cents. Let's face it, everyone turns their head at an A-frame structure, as it is eye-catching. So is the I.M. Pei pyramid plunked down in the middle of the Louvre in Paris. Does it work?
Here, apparently not. Did anyone talk to the staff that takes care of this? The zoo is a great place for all ages, but if something is draining resources and not water, then rethink what would be the best use of that space.
Please let the PROFESSIONALS decide!
Let's get rid of those overpaid elected officials and let the Professionals run everything.
The Reserve center has a mold issue in one room, and a wash rack that empties into a swamp.
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