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What does the city need? Restrooms!

What does the city need? Restrooms!

Date published: 4/25/2004

No, Mr. Van Perroy ["Let's not be shortsighted--the city needs that new parking deck!" April 16], the two most glaring shortcomings in the business district are not parking and hotel-room accommodation.

The two most glaring shortcomings are lack of restroom facilities and parking. I happen to work in the antiques shop on the corner of Caroline and William streets--from what I can gather, the only place in downtown (other than the visitors center) that will allow visitors to use the restroom.

On one sunny summer afternoon I counted 65 people using the facilities. After that, I lost count because people were standing in line and just passing the key back to the next person.

The next public facility with restrooms is the public library, which is two long blocks up the street past us.

Would you like to have 65-plus people coming in your business establishment to use the restroom with no intention of doing anything else other than using the restroom?

Judith Barton

Fredericksburg

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Date published: 4/25/2004