Work set to begin on tropics exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo after years of debate

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After years of debate over design plans and costs, crews will finally break ground on Tuesday on the new tropics exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo.

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and the Seneca Park Zoo Society are holding a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. It comes two weeks after the Monroe County Legislature approved a request to increase the budget for the project by $14 million, in a 22-4 vote. That brings the total estimated project cost to nearly $117 million…

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