Massachusetts

I suspect it was because two hotels there cater to tourists who arrive by boat. Why it cost a few million to make it smaller is beyond me, but it did. Moving on....

I don't know if $250K to freshen up an old park is a lot or a little. What I do know is that people really need parks, especially people who live in cities. I would also bet somewhere in the state budget, one employee or consultant the Governor brought on is making more than $250K a year every year and this park does not have to be refurbished every year.

To sum up: As long as the budget was reasonable in light of what had to be done to refurbish the park, good on the state legislature.

Give the Governor a raise (2014 story): http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2014/12/01/give-the-governor-raise-special-advisory-commission-says/qye3Y9LXEgBpIthz2aCWXK/story.html