Stephanie Pedersen: So whose idea was the aquatics center anyway?

You’ve heard the sayings:

“If you build it, they will come.”

The Columbus Aquatic Center in Columbus, Georgia. 03/09/16
The Columbus Aquatic Center in Columbus, Georgia. 03/09/16 Mike Haskey [email protected]
Or how about, “Don’t have kids if you can’t afford them.”

The city decided to build a $10.6 million baby and apparently never figured out how much money it would cost to take care of it.

That’s where we are now.

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