Syracuse, N.Y. – Onondaga County’s new aquarium at the Syracuse Inner Harbor is about two-thirds built, according to a briefing presented Tuesday to county lawmakers. The sea creatures are expected to move in by late July. Construction crews are doing everything they can to have the facility open by Labor Day.
And the aquarium is still controversial, the meeting showed. It may always be.
County legislators met in committee Tuesday for an update on the aquarium, which has been under construction for more than a year. Here’s a rundown of what they heard…