We talk a lot around here about waste, fraud, and abuse but when it comes to wasting on waste, the city of Columbus, Ohio leads the way.

Check out this report from Axios:

Columbus’ expensive, public bathrooms finally open

It took millions of dollars and years of delays, but three permanent bathrooms in downtown Columbus are finally set to open today.

Catch up quick: Columbus spent more than $2 million in pandemic relief funds on the project and hired the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District to administer it.

But the effort was “clogged up by a host of regulatory and operational problems,” as the Dispatch put it.

Eye-popping stat: A total of 1,005 days passed between the first allocation of money in May 2021 and today’s grand opening.

That means the installation of three bathrooms lasted longer than …

• • The construction of Nationwide Arena, Huntington Park or Lower.com Field.
  • Columbus Metropolitan Library’s main branch renovations.
  • The creation of the giant “Gavel” sculpture.
  • Kristina Johnson’s OSU presidency.