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The renovation and painting project for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, initially estimated by President Trump at $1.8 million, has escalated to a projected cost of $13.1 million due to a no-bid contract awarded to a Virginia company he previously worked with, leading to a lawsuit over potential violations of laws governing historical landmarks. #LincolnMemorial #TrumpAdministration #HistoricPreservation #US

Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool makeover faces a lawsuit and a $13m price tag
The New York Times 3w

President Trump announced that a contractor he selected would repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for $1.8 million, but the cost has since surged to $13.1 million due to a last-minute increase in the contract by the Interior Department, raising concerns over bypassing competitive bidding laws and prompting a lawsuit from a nonprofit organization aimed at halting the project. #GovernmentContracting #TrumpAdministration #HistoricPreservation #US

Cost of Reflecting Pool Repairs Nearly Doubles, Trump Administration Says
The New York Times 3w

President Trump’s chosen contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, has seen the cost of repairing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool rise from the initially promised $1.8 million to $13.1 million after the Interior Department expanded the contract, prompting a lawsuit claiming that the administration bypassed laws regarding historic landmark changes. #GovernmentContracting #Infrastructure #HistoricPreservation #US

Cost of Reflecting Pool Repairs Nearly Doubles, Trump Administration Says
Patrick Collison 4w

I'm interested in "trapped buildings": those that couldn't be built today (because of zoning and code changes) but also can't be substantially modified or demolished (because of historic protection rules). One of those phenomena that really makes one wonder what exactly we're #HistoricPreservation #UrbanPlanning #ZoningLaws #Thearticledoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

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