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City staff ask committee whether to repair Spring Street restrooms or add four accessible outdoor toilets with remaining ARPA funds
Summary
Parks director presented options for spending roughly $200,000 in remaining ARPA funds set aside for public restrooms: repair the Spring Street garage restrooms (about $150,000 to restore service, $450,000 to add ADA access) or purchase about four ADA‑accessible outdoor vault toilets for multiple locations.
The City of Portland Parks, Recreation and Facilities director asked the Health and Human Services Committee on Feb. 11 for guidance on spending approximately $200,000 in remaining ARPA funds earmarked to expand public restroom access.
Ethan Hippel, director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities, outlined two primary options: repair the Spring Street parking‑garage restrooms on the Free Street side so they are operable again (roughly $150,000), or use the funds to buy about four of the city’s outdoor ADA‑accessible fabricated vault restrooms and place them at high‑need locations across the peninsula and parks.
Hippel told the…
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