After a six-month campaign and hours of public comment, residents of The Woodlands' Capstone neighborhood celebrated as the township board of directors voted to retract plans to construct new public restrooms at their neighborhood park.
The restroom building at Falconwing Park is seen in February. After a six-month campaign and hours of public comment, residents of The Woodlands' Capstone neighborhood celebrated as the township board of directors voted to retract plans to construct new public restrooms at their neighborhood park.
Dozens of speakers spoke about the planned restroom in the public comment section of the meeting, citing a lack of demand for restrooms. "Our park has been a safe place for families to play and enjoy the space," O'Brien recited."We don't want our streets to be unsafe and the neighborhood to be disgraced."
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