The guesstimate had dropped to $40 million.

And that included $16 million to prevent or repair damage to the city streets. There wasn't any, so no repairs were needed. They spent maybe $2 million preparing the roads and tanks. $14 million not spent.

So that drops it to $26 million.

And, of course, the whole Army 250th Birthday celebration is sponsored by USAA, Oracle, Lockheed-Martin. So some of that $26 million was paid for by sponsors, not the taxpayers.

So, probably more like $10 million.

Peanuts.