Reflecting Pool Fencing Extended to Sept. 10 as Trump Admits Contractor Error in $14 Million Project
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Updated · NBC Washington · Aug 10
Reflecting Pool Fencing Extended to Sept. 10 as Trump Admits Contractor Error in $14 Million Project
3 articles · Updated · NBC Washington · Aug 10
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Sept. 10 is the new target to remove fencing around the Reflecting Pool, the National Park Service said, delaying a planned Monday reopening while work continues and all surrounding sidewalks remain closed.
$14 million was spent to recolor the pool, but the liner began peeling after contractors rushed to finish before July 4, a mistake Trump publicly acknowledged for the first time Sunday.
Trump still said vandals caused some damage, even after prosecutors last week dropped felony charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn and said the peeling stemmed from flawed installation, not vandalism.
The reversal exposed a breakdown inside the government: prosecutors said the Interior Department had not told them about installation problems before Hearn was charged and publicly labeled a vandal.