Comments on: Park Bathroom Appeal Denied by Town Council

By: Dana Lascu

Dana Lascu — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:32:54 +0000

Large crowds? Where?! If we invite a decent local rap group to perform, we might get those crowds, but it looks like we don’t want to do that – we already got rid of the basketball courts, So, unless Lady Gaga is planning on stopping by, the crowds will probably just be the same as always. That said, it would still be nice to have toilets for the people visiting from out of town. Maybe Leon Parham can design a miniature four square.

By: Stefanie Hadden

Stefanie Hadden — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:10:42 +0000

We do need public bathrooms in the park, if we hope to attract large enough crowds to park events to make an economic impact on Cape Charles. No one wants to use a Porta-potty on a hot July night! Yuck! Can the pump station not be retrofitted with some more historically pleasing features, such as decorative brackets? A roof with wider overhanging eaves? Then the new bathroom building can be made to match. Even the brackets on the gazebo are plain-jane, too small in scale for the structure. Surely an architect can design modifications to make all three structures unified and historically relevant?

By: Linda Burke

Linda Burke — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:57:35 +0000

We don’t need bathrooms in Central Park. Porta-potties are fine for the few events held there. Why would the Council vote to start a new project, a wasteful one at that, when it still hasn’t corrected the water problem creating the parasite-infested “ponds”? I don’t think people realize how tall this building is going to be — it isn’t going match the ugly pumping station — it will be a monstrosity. Town Council: This isn’t DC where the thinking is spend, spend, spend. If you have to spend money, why don’t you spend it on Mason Avenue, the Harbor, or the beach. The idea is to make the town more profitable and lower our taxes (or at least not raise them).