Group Hopes To Keep Belle Isle Aquarium Open
Budget Cuts To Close Detroit Landmark
POSTED: 12:31 pm EST February 2,
2005
Friends of the Belle Isle Aquarium met Wednesday night in Ferndale to discuss ways to keep the landmark from closing.
About 50 people attended the meeting held at the Coffee Beanery on Woodward Avenue, according to Local 4. The group is trying to raise money to keep the aquarium open.
The aquarium is scheduled to close in 30 days as part of a massive budget cut in the city of Detroit. Officials say closing the facility will save the city more than $530,000 in annual expenses and millions in capital needed to keep the structure sound.
HISTORY: Belle Isle Aquarium
Staff members will be sent to the Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Zoo after the closure, and the aquarium operators are seeking new homes for its freshwater and tropical freshwater fish, according to reports.The 101-year-old Belle Isle Aquarium is North America's oldest, continuously operating public aquarium.For more information on how to make a donation to keep the aquarium open or to sign an online petition, click here.
About 50 people attended the meeting held at the Coffee Beanery on Woodward Avenue, according to Local 4. The group is trying to raise money to keep the aquarium open.HISTORY: Belle Isle AquariumStaff members will be sent to the Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Zoo after the closure, and the aquarium operators are seeking new homes for its freshwater and tropical freshwater fish, according to reports.The 101-year-old Belle Isle Aquarium is North America's oldest, continuously operating public aquarium.For more information on how to make a donation to keep the aquarium open or to sign an online petition, click here.
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