Committee formally brings together community partners
Syracuse, N.Y. – Friday July 15th Onondaga County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II announced a formal committee dedicated to exploring and subsequently recommending potential exhibits, demonstrations and educational opportunities for the proposed aquarium at the Inner Harbor. Onondaga County has been consulting many of these institutions since the Friends of the Zoo first proposed the project back in 2019 and today marks the formalization of those consultations and conversations.
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said, “The aquarium offers our community a once in a generation opportunity to not only celebrate the amazing comeback of Onondaga Lake, but share the unprecedented effort that was made by the environmental and scientific communities who made it happen.” County Executive McMahon continued, “There is no doubt that the aquarium will serve as a much needed stimulus for our suffering hospitality and tourism industry, but just as important is that it will serve as an opportunity for Central New York to share with so many others our comeback story. I thank all of our partners for their commitment and recognition of this effort.”
Conceptual Plans for Onondaga County Aquarium
The committee includes representatives from, but not limited to, SUNY ESF, SUNY OCC, Museum of Science and Technology (MOST), LeMoyne College, Onondaga County Office of the Environment and Department of Water Environment Protection as well as the Onondaga Environment Institute. Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura said, “Central New York has a unique story to tell when it comes to the investment in reviving Onondaga Lake. Whether through the Amphitheater or simply by measures of the remarkable improvements in the water quality, ecology and biodiversity of the lake, this comeback is something worth celebrating far and wide.” LeMura continued, “The aquarium certainly presents the ideal opportunity not only to share that story, but also to provide an educational experience that many communities will envy.”
Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura said, “Central New York has a unique story to tell when it comes to the investment in reviving Onondaga Lake. Whether through the Amphitheater or simply by measures of the remarkable improvements in the water quality, ecology and biodiversity of the lake, this comeback is something worth celebrating far and wide.” LeMura continued, “The aquarium certainly presents the ideal opportunity not only to share that story, but also to provide an educational experience that many communities will envy.”
