Columbus动物园向市政府申请近100万美元 维修老化下水道系统
位于俄亥俄州富兰克林县的Columbus市，Columbus动物园与水族馆已向Columbus市政府申请近100万美元，用于其老化下水道系统的规划、设计与改造。《Columbus电讯报》10月16日报道了这一申请。
动物园发言人妮科尔·戈麦斯·雷西表示，该下水道强排系统最初建于1983年，负责将动物园的废水输送至公共系统；整个项目预计耗资逾1000万美元，最终造价将在设计阶段结束时明确。她表示，动物园多年来已投入大量资金维护这套设施，现正规划下一代公用设施资产；动物园不打算向富兰克林县申请资金，该项目也与动物园计划中的1.75亿美元水族馆及酒店扩建无关。
市长安德鲁·金瑟9月11日提出的2026年资本预算案包含为该项目拨款95万美元。市议会将于10月19日举行听证会开始讨论资本预算，预计今年晚些时候就总额28亿美元的整份计划投票。
Columbus Zoo Seeks Nearly $1 Million From City for Sewer Repairs
Columbus is a city in Franklin County, Ohio. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has requested nearly $1 million from the city of Columbus to support planning, design and improvements to its aging sewer system, the Columbus Dispatch reported on October 16.
Zoo spokesperson Nicolle Gomez Racey said the zoo's sewer force main, first installed in 1983, moves wastewater from the zoo to the public system. The entire project is expected to cost more than $10 million, with a firmer figure at the end of the design process. She said the zoo has invested substantially in maintaining the infrastructure and is now planning the next generation of utility assets. The zoo is not planning to seek funding from Franklin County, and the project is not related to its planned $175 million aquarium project and hotel expansion.
Mayor Andrew Ginther's 2026 capital budget proposal, first presented September 11, includes $950,000 for the project. The City Council will hold a hearing on October 19 to begin discussing the capital budget and is expected to vote on the entire $2.8 billion plan later this year.
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