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Speaker 1: Under a new plan submitted to the city Council, the

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Speaker 1: Capron Park Zoo will be converted into a park and

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Speaker 1: a wildlife refuge starting this fall. Ay Or Kathleen De

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Speaker 1: Simone says the move is necessary because the city can't

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Speaker 1: afford to keep the zoo operating under the current budget.

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Speaker 2: This is a long game. It's a long game. The

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Speaker 2: problem can't be solved in one day. It's a process

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Speaker 2: to get into a different and better place that's more sustainable.

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Speaker 1: Residents that gathered outside of the press conference are not

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Speaker 1: happy with the plan, though they see the zoo is

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Speaker 1: an important part of the city and a key economic driver.

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Speaker 1: They're hoping the mayor could find a way to get

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Speaker 1: funding for the capital improvements that carry a fifty seven

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Speaker 1: million dollar price tag. Former city councilor and business owner

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Speaker 1: Nicholas Lavoy had an idea.

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Speaker 3: Why haven't we looked into an override. We just spent

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Speaker 3: eight hundred thousand dollars on carpets in a library. Granted

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Speaker 3: they're beautiful. I love the library. It's needed, but the

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Speaker 3: zoo is just as much about education for the children

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Speaker 3: as a library is.

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Speaker 1: From Attleborough, Kyle Bray WBZ Boston's news radio