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Resident urges Newton to upgrade Washington Road Park restrooms after tournament backups; staff finds buried cleanouts
Summary
A lifelong resident and tournament organizer told the commission that toilets at Washington Road Park overflowed during a recent tournament. City staff reported they uncovered two buried cleanouts, installed meter-box lids, and said they will coordinate further work and place facility replacement on the Public Building Commission's radar.
Ernie Lujano, a lifelong Newton resident and tournament director, told the Newton City Commission the public restrooms at Washington Road Park repeatedly backed up during a July Fourth tournament and described the facilities as outdated and inadequate for events drawing 200 to 300 people a day.
"Both of the toilets, they overflow. You have human waste that are coming out," Lujano said. He said that during the tournament he had to plunge toilets repeatedly and that visiting…
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