[RTC List] Off-topic: Brew at the Zoo is coming soon - your Zooneeds you!

[Byron Barker]

For those bemoaning the lack of things to do with children, maybe the
Humboldt kids digest will help:

http://www.101things.com/mags/view_mag.php?ID=30&pgnum=1&large=

-byron

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 2:32 AM, William Van Hefner <
vantek at humboldtonline.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> First of all, I have nothing against the zoo. I also have a three year old
> soon-to-be-stepson and a 7 yo daughter, so I am well aware of this area's
> lack of activities for small children. I make often use of The Duck Pond
> at Sequoia Park, though it was obviously a lot nicer when there were
> actually ducks there.
>
> I am not saying that the zoo should receive NO funding of our tax dollars.
> What bothers me more than anything at the moment is that not only do I (as
> a Eureka taxpayer) have to shoulder nearly the entire burden of paying for
> the zoo, but now I am being asked to pay admission, to see a zoo that owes
> it's very survival to my city tax dollars. Why should I have to pay as
> much as someone from Arcata, when NONE of their tax dollars are supporting
> it? It's the double taxation that really bothers me. What's next? Charging
> me to walk on the city sidewalk, taking my kids to play in the city's
> parks, a toll-road to Woodley Island, going to the beach?
>
> As long as everyone has to pay the same, I would rather just give the zoo
> to the city of Arcata, cut my tax bill by 10% and spend the extra $1 each
> trip on gas to drive there. It would save me enough money on taxes to take
> my kids to the movies a few times each year.
>
> I used to go to the zoo all the time. I haven't been there since they
> started charging admission though. For the same amount of money, I can
> take my kids to the bounce-o-rama, which they seem to enjoy more, and
> ironically GENERATES tax revenue for the city, not the other way around. I
> fully support the current fundraising efforts for the zoo. I wish them the
> best of luck with the upcoming event.
>
>
> --
> William Van Hefner - President
> Vantek Communications, Inc.
> e-mail: editor at humboldtonline.com
> http://www,humboldtonline.com
>
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 5:08 pm, Patrick Moon wrote:
> > Wow...where to begin...
> > First, if you can ignore all the blatant examples of "human dominion
> > over animals" that are in our everyday lives,  then it's a very wise
> > decision to not go to this one. Does my comment or yours really add
> > anything to the discussion of a local fund raising event?
> >
> > Second, I think the same goes for grumping over the cost to Eureka.  You
> > don't think anyone knows about the zoo, I have the opposite view.  Do you
> > think it could be your circle of people are not interested in low cost
> > engaging activities for kids?  On that note though, if my circle of
> people
> > come from other cities (and some of them do) could that be bringing
> > dollars into Eureka?  You mention that it used to be a much larger
> portion
> > of the cities resources (money) and is now much less. Good bit of
> > knowledge there but then you say that it is stupid that you have to pay
> to
> > get into the zoo when "...1/10th of my tax money going to pay for
> > something..." how do you not see causality in that?
> >
> > Personally I can totally see a case being made for Eureka to no longer
> > shoulder all of the burden.
> >
> > Patrick Moon
> >
> >
> > P.S. I guess I am shooting my argument in the foot...but those 2 emails
> > increase my desire to go to the event and support the zoo... so there's
> > that.
> >
> >
> > M Welch wrote:
> >
> >> I've been to the Eureka zoo three times in my 37 years in Humboldt
> >> County, the last time about 4 years ago (I guess I forget, or I hope
> >> things have changed). To me, the animals seem miserable.
> >>
> >> As much as I love both good, local beer and Kulica, I'd be hard-pressed
> >> to support such an ugly display of human dominion over animals.
> >>
> > William wrote:
> >
> >
>
>
>
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