And The Fountain Lays Silent


Well, it's official. The center piece of downtown Wilkes-Barre is done. The fountain that lies smack dab in the middle of Public Square is broken and guess what? You got it, there is no money to fix it. Is there ever any money to fix anything anymore? Mayor Leighton, who I actually like because he comes to Senunas' on St. Patricks Day, says there is not enough money to get the fountain up and running again. Mayor Tom says it will cost somewhere between $35,000 and $45,000 to fix it. If you don't know much about this squirter, here you go. The fountain was installed in September of 1977 as part of a 1.7 million dollar renovation project. The water was actually turned on in 1978. This is not the first time the fountain has been out of service. It was shut down in 1997 due to high levels of fecal coliform. Otherwise known as shit. We all remember the ugly chain link fence that was erected around the fountain to prevent kids from krapping in it. In June of 2003, the spray heads and a bad pump had to be replaced. In 2005, the fountain was rededicated after the foundation was repaired. The money for this was totally through donations.

Now, let me say this....YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! What happened to the slogan We Believe? They can't scratch their asses to come up with $35,000? The city is putting in all new sidewalks and trying to revitalize the downtown and now they are scrapping the center piece. I Believe! I gotta say, I already miss this shit spewing fountain and I am as mad as hell that it is going to sit there and rot away like everything else in this stinking town. It looks like a UFO landed in Public Square. I'm waiting for a guy to come out and say Klatu Verada Nickto. Maybe we can get Thom Greco to kick in to pay to repair the fountain. Oh, I forgot, he can't even pay his taxes. Where are the children of the square rats going to bath? We can spend money on the Riverfront project that no one goes to, the Intercomodal Center and the Penguins brand new practice facility on Coal St, but we can't dig up 35G's to fix the fountain. We now have a fountain that doesn't work, bathrooms that don't work, they tore down the canopy...what's next? Bonvie's Beefy King? What the hell is that? Anyway, it all makes me want to become a fountain of vomit!

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