On June 4, the renovation of the pond located in front of the, in Washington DC, but the result of the work commissioned by the American president, has not been what was expected.
A little more than ten days after its grand premiere, “American Flag Blue” is no longer seen (blue color of the American flag) with which the American president had ordered to paint the bottom of the pond.
The rehabilitation has not exactly been cheap: 16 million dollars (about 13.8 million eurosat the current exchange rate). But the reality is that right now The water is tinted green due to algae.
In testimonies collected by the Reuters news agency, some citizens have expressed their doubts about the usefulness of the expensive renovation of the Lincoln Memorial pond.
Others, for their part, have pointed out that The formation of algae that has turned the water green is simply a temporary problem and the important thing is that, thanks to the rehabilitation work, the facilities have experienced a general improvement.
“I would ask for my money back”
A passer-by critical of what happened at the pond has stated that it would be necessary to request the return of the 16 million dollars that the US Government has invested in the work. “I would probably ask for my money back.” or something like that,” he indicated.
“Sorry, I feel sorry for that poor guy over there with the broom, who’s trying to make the whole mirror fountain the same color again. He’s just one guy, and the fountain is huge, so I don’t know. I mean, it needed to be fixed, but I don’t know if it was worth it. How much did it cost? 16 million dollars or so. “I don’t know, I don’t see a big difference.”added the individual.
