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Cowabunga, dude! Wait, what?

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I remember back some 25 years ago when I lived in that area I'd see the TMNT creators cruising around NoHo in the Rolls Royce's

I love how the Republican org quoted in the article and their employees are tweeting their quote over and over again like it was some kind of big hilarious gotcha. Cry more, losers.

A manhole cover costs $5,000? Someone is making a killing on these

Not even for full custom covers... apparently just art painted onto them. Paint that I'd have to assume is going to wear off in time.

As cool as it is that the town wants to give a nod to them, that doesn't sound too financially reasonable, imo.

That's a cool idea. Good fit for main st.

That’s really the best use of 20 grand?

Donate that to a weed dispensary

Government money on art? What a waste!

That’s a lot of taxpayer money spent on Ninja Turtles that maybe could have gone toward school supplies or food for hungry children.

Manhole covers are pretty tightly regulated in MA ever since a bad one killed somebody. That and the occasional explosions

It's about damn time. Thought I was going to have to make a scene at the town hall again.

Manhole covers in Northampton Manhole covers in Northampton Manhole covers in Northampton Are painted like Ninja Turtles

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Cannot help but feel there's a bit of difference.

The kids will be better served by cool art than whatever 20 grand worth of education and food will do.

Will they? Painted manhole covers?

Now let’s go through the dozens of WPA projects that seem a little silly today.

First of all, this particular WPA project wasn't silly, it was an effort to inform the American public of the poverty in the Midwest brought about by the Dust Bowl and therefore show the importance of the New Deal, which is why it is different from the Jerusalem of hipsters putting the TMNT on a manhole cover.

Second of all, the WPA was an effort to get every able-bodied American to work to revive the faltering American economy which, I reiterate, is quite distinct from a piece of government-sanctioned fanart.

Best not to have collected the unnecessary taxes in the first place.

Still shouldn't cost that much for some regulated cast iron

It’s pandemic relief funds.

Wasn't that money slated to help the city help pay costs of aiding people during the crisis? Is this true?

At least it's not going directly into the pockets of rich people and corporations or the police which is where most of our money goes

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