Bearizona Wildlife Park Spin It – Stroll It – Soar It

Sean Casey in 1975 (or so)

My Path to Williams, Arizona 1972 – Bear Country USA – Rapid City, SD 1988 – Software Engineering Jobs – CO & CA 1990 – Proposed building a bear park to the City of Flagstaff 1992 – Returned to Bear Country USA 1997 – Started Epic Outdoor Advertising – Billboards 2000 – Father passed away at 68 years old 2009 – Looked for property to build a new park – CO & AZ 2010 – Opened Bearizona Wildlife Park – Williams, AZ

Meeting with the Mayor & Vice Mayor July 2009 My Pitch ? We will hire 40 people. We will attract 500,000 visitors/year & collect big sales tax revenue. We will fit perfectly with the theme and natural beauty of Williams. I grew up in this business and it is not my first rodeo. Mayor Moore asked, “Well … when can you open??”

He then asked, “Well … WHAT DO YOU NEED?” When I told Mayor Moore that we could buy the property and open in less than 9 months, there was a bit of a pause …… He then asked, “Well … WHAT DO YOU NEED?” Sales Tax Rebates Water for animals/landscaping Waive your billboard ban Don’t slow us down

The City of Williams Expedited Permitting

The City of Williams Issued Billboard Variances

Partnerships Private & Government Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Because of the trust & flexibility of the City of Williams : Bearizona opened in 9 months even though it was the 2nd worst winter in history Bearizona’s annual attendance is over 350,000 visitors/year Bearizona collects over $500,000 per year in sales taxes for state/county/city Bearizona employ’s over 60 full and part time employees

THANK YOU !!