Critics of the deal also said it was a waste of public funds and led to over-fishing.

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Last year, I saw first-hand an example of a nonsensical waste of public funds in my own suburban community of Redwood City, Calif.

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John Rice, assistant director of regeneration and estates, described the government's proposal for the site as "ill-considered" and a "dramatic waste of public funds".

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