When the Winamac Park Board met in a special session yesterday evening, they went over some preliminary plans regarding the proposed restroom project in the town park.
Park Board President Courtney Poor explained that they cannot get a quote from their architect Mark Maddox until he knows what he’s drawing. The purpose of last night’s meeting was to get a basic idea about what the park board members and Park Manager Dave DeLorenzo are considering for the design of the project.
The current plan includes a male and female restroom and a custodial room for storage and park manager use. One of the main concerns was potential vandalism to the new facility. DeLorenzo suggested making all decisions with that possibility in mind.
Items on the park manager’s “wish list” included motion sensor faucets and hand dryers, motion activated lights hooked up to power ventilation, closing doors, mop sinks in the custodial room, the capability to have hook-ups for a pressure washer and enough wall space in each restroom to install changing tables.
The park board members and the park manager agreed that stalls with toilets would be in both bathrooms, rather than urinals being used in the men’s side. They said that four stalls should be in each bathroom and the option of making all of the stalls ADA compliant was suggested. The potential for windows was also considered.
There were some questions about certain restrictions on the roof. Board member Jon Chapman mentioned that he was told if all three structures were under one roof, the whole foundation would need to be elevated far more than what they have planned.
Brad Zellers and Dave DeLorenzo agreed to meet in the near future to go into more detail about these plans and speak with the proper channels to figure out all the necessary requirements before they bring anything to the architect.
Zellers has been involved with ongoing restroom construction in town that was made possible through Pulaski County Community Foundation funding. He mentioned that through that process, he has been able to see what works and what doesn’t. His experience with that project will aid with continuation of this one.
