What:
Beginning Thursday, October 30, 2003, Woodland Park Zoo’s Draft Annual Plan 2004 will be available to the public. The 30-day review and comment period on the Draft Annual Plan will close midnight, November 28, 2003. The Annual Plan is submitted to the Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation as specified by the Zoo Operations and Management Agreement between the City of Seattle and the Woodland Park Zoological Society. The purpose of the Annual Plan is to briefly describe major programmatic changes, capital improvements or planned fee changes for the upcoming year. This report is due to the Superintendent of Parks in the fourth quarter of each year.

How:
Interested individuals may access the Draft Annual Plan through Woodland Park Zoo’s Web site, and during regular zoo hours, 9:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at Woodland Park Zoo’s ARC near the West Gate at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N. and at Woodland Park Zoo’s Education Center near the South Gate at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N.

Written comments on the Draft Annual Plan may be mailed to: Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St., Seattle, WA 98103, “Attention: Mimi Haley-Annual Plan Comments.” Comments may also be submitted electronically, accessible by emailing webkeeper@zoo.org. The Final Annual Plan will respond to all comments received by midnight, November 28, 2003.