Lucas accused trustees of inefficiency and mismanagement. Lucas says trustees are making students pay for their inability to do their jobs. The fire at an apartment building near Route 28 on Sunday did not seriously injure any residents, though one man was taken to the hospital after he was trapped in his apartment by smoke. The park isn't finished yet, but visitors can see lions tigers, bears, wolves, a kangaroo, a camel, emus, deer, alligators, leopards, donkeys and goats. Eldridge, who once had a bear cub as a pet, also plans to have a reptile house and a education building.
Admission is three dollars.
The park will be open daily in October and on weekends in November.