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Officials say the new platforms will share updates as the long-debated Inner Harbor project moves toward opening.

County Executive Ryan McMahon will give students until March 20 to submit names for the new Inner Harbor attraction.

Local film industry leaders say it will attract film and television projects worldwide.

County lawmakers this week divorced themselves from approving additional public money for the controversial project, leaving the county executive to raise the rest.

Ryan McMahon and the Friends of the Onondaga County Aquarium will now accept and distribute donations for the controversial project in Syracuse's Inner Harbor.

They're scheduled to vote on a local law Tuesday that would put the county executive in charge of raising the additional $15 million dollars needed to complete the aquarium in the Inner Harbor.

The $11 million request was added to Tuesday's agenda at the last minute, skipping the committee vetting process. But the item was abruptly removed before the vote.

Site construction is underway in the Inner Harbor on the project. McMahon says he expects naming rights to cover any costs surpassing the county's $85 million commitment.

Onondaga County lawmakers approved the purchase of the Inner Harbor property last month by a narrow 9 to 8 vote. But questions remain about contaminants.

Onondaga County legislators approve land purchase for a controversial aquarium in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor.