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		jph00 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Maine is about to become the first state to ban ma... "already substantially completed" isn't accurate. $450m of the eventual $1.65b cost had been spent at that point - so less than half.

hatthew 14 days ago [–]

I'd call that substantial

jeffbee 14 days ago | [–]

Indeed, considering the much of the cost in the end consists of carrying costs, litigation, and year-of-expenditure overruns that were caused by the delay.

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