FROG Permanent Restroom Coming

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by admin in Featured

by Nila Kim, aide to Councilwoman Jane Brunner, special to the June Rockridge News

The starkly utilitarian comforts of portable restrooms will soon be a thing of the past for visitors to Rockridge’s FROG Park. Thanks to community support and the efforts of Friends of the Rockridge Temescal Greenbelt (FROG), the park will have a new, permanent restroom ready for use by fall 2009.

Designed for unisex use, the structure will be located directly south of the present temporary location, and northwest of Hardy Street (noted in the site drawing above). It will be accessible by a pathway from Hardy Street. Funding for the new restroom was allocated in the City’s two-year budget by Councilmember Brunner.

The new restroom will be open seven days a week (and securely locked at night). Its outside finish will be smooth and covered with a special anti-graffiti coating, making unwanted paint easier to remove. The City is currently determining the hours of operation, and how to further secure the restroom and resolve safety issues.

FROG Park sits on properties owned by the City of Oakland, the Alameda County Flood Control District, and Caltrans. The current, temporary restroom is on Caltrans property. Because of increased rents required by Caltrans and Alameda County Flood Control, the new restroom will be located on City property. Also, it will not be affected by the BART retrofit construction slated for the summer of 2009.

If you have any questions or comments about the restroom, please contact Denise Louie, restroom project manager, at 510/238-3682, or Nila Kim, staff aide to Councilwoman Jane Brunner, at 510/238-7011.