**Widows Bay: Council Spends $50K on 'Floating Art Installation' While Erosion Eats the Shoreline**

**Widows Bay: Council Spends $50K on 'Floating Art Installation' While Erosion Eats the Shoreline**

📍 **Widows Bay, [Town Name]** – Angry residents are calling it the "millennial buoy boondoggle" after the council unveiled a $50,000 floating art piece in Widows Bay—a giant, solar-powered orb that slowly changes color with the tides.

Meanwhile, a 30-foot stretch of the main walkway has already crumbled into the surf. Local grandmother and property owner, Sharon “Shazza” Blake, had this to say:

*"Common sense would tell you to fix the path before you hang a giant glow-stick in the water. I’ve lived here 40 years. That bay is named after the widows who lost their husbands to the rip tides. Now we’re supposed to stare at a fancy disco ball while our retaining wall washes away? Absolutely livid. It’s not art, it’s an insult."*

Council says the piece "encourages reflection on the bay’s maritime history." Residents say they’d prefer a reflection on how to park without getting stuck in a pothole. The group “Widows Bay for Common Sense” is now calling for a public vote to scrap the art and use the funds to buy concrete.

**Drop a 🛑 if you think the council has lost the plot.**