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Cranston's Fountain Fiasco

Cranston, Rhode Island is splurging big time—$173,500 on a new church fountain and $25,000 on a fancy new tree for City Hall, sparking outrage amid budget woes. The mayor defends the spending as part of long-planned neighborhood revitalization, funded by grants, insisting the old fountain was beyond repair and the tree’s misshapen predecessor couldn’t be saved. Critics call it wasteful, especially with the tree needing to be trucked in from Pennsylvania, but the city says it’s investing in public spaces while managing finances separately. Support the show:Get a discount at…

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