The new Erie Zoo operations plan: what still needs to happen?

Now that Erie City Council has signed off on transferring just shy of 100 acres of city-owned property , including the Erie Zoo , to Erie Events — part of a long-range plan to keep the financially-struggling zoo operating — Gus Pine is among those focused on finalizing the deal.

Pine, Erie Events' executive director, said that before the new arrangement becomes official, the zoo and Erie Events must reach a new management agreement which will include a stipulation that Erie Events has final say over the zoo’s yearly operating budget.