Quote Originally Posted by BoulderSooner View Post
the "open process" (that was not really open at all) fully supressed this project a long time ago so it never actually got a fair shake

i suspect because if given a proper presentation by the zoo director would have become a must have on the MAPS 4 list ..
Maybe. But the actual Zoo Board itself could have taken this further. Never rely on a city employee (this guy is a city employee right?) to be your advocate to your boss. Look, I went to nearly all of the MAPS meetings and sat in on building estimation meetings for both transit and the animal shelter because I didn't trust city staff to take their boss on and tell it like it is. The Zoo Board should have taken steps outside of city employees. Also, isn't the COOP site a big brownfield? Aren't there some environmental issues there as well?