The District of Sparwood will be pursuing options for a washroom facility for Centennial Plaza.
The plaza was re-opened in August 2023 and is a key gathering place in the community.
Porta potties are placed whenever an event is going on, but some accessibility issues have come up.
A number of events require running water for cooking or serving food and the lack of a full washroom has been challenging.
A prefabricated model would cost between $150,000 – $400,000 and additional installation costs.
A fully constructed model would cost about the same, while a portable washroom could cost up a lot less at about $150,000.
The district will be looking for grant funding opportunities as well as looking at deferring or cancelling other planned projects to cover the costs.
The last option would be a tax increase, which council is not keen to do.
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