Williston, N.D., built a $70 million recreation center, complete with an indoor water park, with the influx of wealth from the oil boom. When the oil boom came to Williston, the western North Dakota city tried to use the influx of new wealth to transform itself from a hub for transient roughnecks into a stable and desirable place to live. So it built new roads, a wastewater-treatment plant and a $70 million recreation center, complete with an indoor water park and four tennis courts. But as the oil boom has leveled off and North Dakota’s agricultural sector hit a rough patch, state funding has been stretched thin, stoking resistance to Williston’s plans. North Dakota legislators are re-examining the special state funds Williston receives to pay for the influx of workers who weigh on city resources during boom times. The struggles underscore the difficulties oil-rich towns across the U.S. face […]