Saskatoon spends nearly $300,000 on three plastic rocks as property taxes climb

‘It’s ridiculous’: Saskatoon’s $300K plastic rock sculptures spark debate over public art spending

The City of Saskatoon is defending its spending on rock sculptures made from plastic.

Saskatoon spends nearly $300,000 on three plastic rocks as property taxes climb

Subhead:"I can't believe I need to say this: Taxpayers shouldn't be paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for plastic rocks," said Gage Haubrich, Prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. "It's ridiculous and disrespectful to taxpayers that anyone at city hall thought this was a good idea."#   The City of Saskatoon has spent nearly $300,000 on three oversized plastic rocks, drawing criticism from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation…