SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County taxpayers could be asked to cover operating costs for the Crouse Health Harborview Aquarium if the facility does not generate enough revenue once it opens later this fall.
The aquarium will be operated by ZoOceanarium, which has a contract with the county that allows it to control money coming in and out of the aquarium after it opens.
Questions about the county’s financial exposure came up during a county budget hearing on Thursday, when legislators asked why the aquarium was not mentioned in the new budget…