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FITZGERALD, Ga.—Mayor Jim Puckett hatched a plan three years ago to build the world’s tallest topiary, in the shape of a chicken, which he hoped would draw tourists to his struggling South Georgia city.

Now the project may never fly. Mayor Puckett was soundly ousted in elections earlier this month with the bird and its cost a major campaign issue.

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