After a 12
year hiatus, the Cole Brothers Circus is returning to Bristol next month.
City
councilors voted 4-2 on Tuesday to approve a deal that will bring the
Florida-based big top circus back to Bristol.
Though two
councilors, Henri Martin and Derek Czenczelewski voted against the proposal, a
majority of councilors said they believe many families in town will take advantage
of the chance to see a long-running circus beneath the big top on the former
downtown mall property.
“I’m looking
forward to taking my son to the circus,” said city Councilor Ken Cockayne.
The critics
said they are concerned about allegations the circus mistreats its animals.
Czenczelewski
said the circus has allowed wild animals to escape in the past.
He said that
if tigers were to break out downtown and attack someone “it would forever taint
that site” where the city has placed so much of its revitalization hopes. Click here for full story.
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