Press release from City of Asheville:
The City of Asheville’s Capital Projects department is seeking public feedback on the Downtown Public Restroom project. The primary goal for the restroom facility is to provide a public restroom that is safe and accessible 24/7.
This project is being funded with American Rescue Plan Act Funds. City Council voted at their May 10, 2022 meeting to allocate $650,000 toward the modernization and upgrade of downtown restroom facilities.
Public Feedback
The meeting will take place:Thursday, August 10, 2023
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The Collider Overlook Lounge (4th floor of the Wells Fargo Building)
1 Haywood Street.The public is encouraged to show up and meet the consultant team and City staff who will be happy to provide background on the goals of the project and project history and receive your feedback on conceptual designs.
The area they are thinking of putting this is probably the most compromised, unfriendly, and dangerous corner of Asheville. This is a complete waste of grant money. This facility will be torn apart in two weeks, and then what? More money thrown at it. COA closed the Haywood Street one as it was torn apart right after renovations. The carrier park one was torn apart, the Pack Square ones were vandalized, but we still feel guilty enough to the 6 people that run around Asheville causing mahem, to give them a place to shoot up. I feel bad for the City staff who will be tasked with keeping this clean.