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Metro Parks’ wish list adds to nature center’s cost — and its cool factor
By Mark Ferenchik
The Columbus Dispatch
Wednesday November 2, 2011 5:49 AM
By this time next year, visitors to Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park will be able to tour a nature center where they can learn about the area’s history and wildlife while watching bison roam the hillside.
Last year, Metro Parks officials thought that would cost $3 million. Now, the price tag is $5.3 million. And that doesn’t include the $838,300 cost for design and consulting work.
READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/11/02/nature-on-exhibit.html
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