VIRGINIA BEACH — For the first time since the city started looking into privatizing the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, the foundation that owns the animals and exhibits publicly shared its desire to be a part of any future decisions.
Dan Peterson, chair of the Virginia Aquarium Foundation, addressed the City Council at a meeting Tuesday.
“I don’t know if a third-party operator is viable or not,” Peterson said. “I don’t know if the foundation could take on more of an operating role. We need to assess all of these different factors, and we need to assess all of these different business models so that we can come back to council.”…