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Resident urges permanent restrooms at Robert Coleman Park; city says RFP includes year‑round facilities
Summary
Public commenter Cheryl (Laura) Goodwin urged the commission to install code‑compliant, accessible restrooms at Robert Coleman Park. City staff said an RFP for a spray-ground design‑build project includes year‑round restrooms and stakeholder meetings; bids are due this week.
Cheryl Goodwin, a Southside resident who said she represents the Native African American Museum and Library for Storytellers, urged the Paducah Board of Commissioners on April 21 to provide permanent, code‑compliant public restrooms at Robert Coleman Park.
Goodwin told the commission that existing portable toilets at the 2.4‑acre neighborhood park are not secured, lack hand‑washing stations and are inaccessible to people who use wheelchairs. “Unless you can pop a wheelie, you cannot get into a porta potty,” Goodwin said, and she asked to be…
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