COLUMBUS, Ohio — Liberty Township officials and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium remain at odds over who should pay for emergency medical services at the zoo.

Earlier this year, township trustees approved a $1 surcharge on general admission tickets. The zoo filed a lawsuit asking the court to delay the new tax. Trustees later lowered the surcharge to 75 cents.

Lawmakers called a meeting Monday to sort out the dispute, but township officials said zoo representatives did not attend.

Township Fiscal Officer Rick Karr said that there have been more than 100 calls for service to the zoo year to date, costing about $350,000.

Almost 2 million people visit the Columbus Zoo annually.

Township officials say hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars are spent on EMS and fire runs. As a nonprofit

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