{"id":5381,"date":"2026-06-25T21:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:35:08","slug":"reflecting-pool-liner-was-cut-with-a-sharp-knife-or-razor-national-park-service-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5381","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MATTHEW DALY<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million\u00a0rehabilitation project,\u00a0a top official at the National Park Service says.<\/p>

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The U.S. Park Police responded June 9 to a complaint by the park service, said Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service. Lands\u00a0\u00a0in a court document filed late Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit organization to halt the Trump administration\u2019s work on the project.<\/p>\n

His statement does not say when exactly the damage occurred or whether it was a suspected case of vandalism and does not identify anyone who might have been involved.<\/p>\n

The police report indicates damage to the pool, \u201cincluding a caulk over the foam sealant that was cut with a sharp knife or razor and destruction of delaminating surface material,\u201d Lands said. About 70 fence post tops also were thrown into the pool, he said.<\/p>\n

The statements are the first time the Republican administration has offered specifics for when and how the Reflecting Pool may have been damaged after work on the project was substantially completed.<\/p>\n