Detroit Zoo set to unveil plans for new attraction in Macomb County

The Detroit Zoo says it will unveil plans Tuesday to build a new attraction in Macomb County.

In a news release sent out this afternoon, the Detroit Zoological Society said Macomb County has been "selected as site of major development," but provides no other details.

The zoo said the plans will be outlined at a 10 a.m. press conference Tuesday at the Macomb County Administration Building in Mt. Clemens. Among those attending the news conference from Macomb County will be County Executive Mark Hackel and County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller, who is on the zoo's board.

The operation of the zoo in Royal Oak is partially funded through a regional millage levied in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.

In 2011, Hackel floated the idea of building a freshwater aquarium in Macomb County.

“How come we don’t have some kind of a tie-in with the zoo and create maybe a freshwater aquarium out on Lake St. Clair,” he was quoted as asking in an interview with radio station WWJ.

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