Public washrooms might not go at the corner of Cedar Avenue and Helena Street in downtown Trail after all.
The washrooms are part of a new transit exchange planned for that block. But city council received a letter this month from a resident suggesting there might be better spots nearby.
Marion Fischer wrote that the various uses of the Greater Trail Community Centre create “substantial traffic,” and a public washroom would impede pedestrian flow to the building.
“As well, aesthetically, it may not be the place you want to see public washrooms,” she wrote. “As this is a long-term facility, we hope council will revisit this decision.”
Fischer said more public washrooms, to be added to those at the Trail Memorial Centre and the Riverfront Centre, will be welcomed by all. But she suggested that a house on Portland Street, which the city recently bought, could be renovated into the public washroom, since there is already plumbing.
Alternatively, she suggested placing the washrooms across the street from the community centre, in a city-owned parking lot.
At councillor Nick Cashol’s request, council unanimously passed a motion asking city staff to work with BC Transit on finding other locations for the washrooms.
