APPLE VALLEY —
The Minnesota Zoo has reopened despite the state government shutdown, thanks to a judge’s ruling earlier this weekend.
The zoo in Apple Valley opened at 9 a.m. Sunday. Zoo spokeswoman Kelly Lessard told the Star Tribune about 75 people went through the turnstiles almost immediately.
Lee Ehmke, the zoo’s director and CEO, thanked Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin for her ruling.
Gearin agreed with the zoo’s attorneys, who argued the zoo should be able to open under a state law that directs zoo gate receipts back to the institution.
Gearin found that although the zoo isn’t a core function of government, it could open because it didn’t need a state appropriation to operation.
State budget: a closer look
July 4, 2011
Minnesota Zoo reopens despite government shutdown
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