1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

I am writing to ask you to investigate the $14 million engineering disaster at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. As a taxpayer, I am deeply concerned by the lack of open competition and transparency surrounding these expensive federal contracts. A project meant to refresh a national landmark has ballooned to nearly $15 million, yet it has completely failed. The new blue paint is already peeling off in giant sheets, and the water has turned bright green with algae. Instead of admitting to a massive contracting and engineering failure, the administration is blaming citizens—using the U.S. Park Police and National Guard troops to detain and arrest curious onlookers. This is an unacceptable misuse of law enforcement resources and taxpayer funds. Independent experts have pointed out that this is an engineering and chemical miscalculation, not an act of public vandalism. We must protect public funds from wasteful spending and political favoritism. The National Park Service professionals should manage our monuments with full transparency. I urge you to launch a formal congressional investigation into these contracts and demand that law enforcement stop targeting citizens for a failure caused by government contractors.