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[QUOTE="KellySyracuse, post: 4315626, member: 1644"]
Aquarium approved today. Not sure how I feel about it, on the one hand I think it will be great once it's complete. On the other hand I would have rather seen those millions spent cleaning up N. Salina and Wolf St. to connect the ball park to the inner harbor. Maybe the county can do both.

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"Syracuse, N.Y. – Onondaga County legislators today voted 9-8 to approve paying $85 million to build a 600,000-gallon aquarium at the Syracuse Inner Harbor.

The vote is a victory for County Executive Ryan McMahon, who has pushed for the aquarium for the past 10 months, arguing that it will increase tourism and kick-start development at the Inner Harbor.

Legislators cast their votes after nearly two hours of emotional comments and debate. At least eight community members who opposed the project lambasted lawmakers before the vote, accusing them of supporting a costly project that ignores the needs of poor local residents. One resident spoke in favor of the project, saying it would increase tourism."
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