The city of Los Angeles spent a million dollars building a public restroom and six months after its completion, it’s still not open to the public.
This is a perfect example of government mismanagement. It also explains why it has been so difficult to rebuild there after the wildfires that happened over a year and a half ago. The city and state are drowning in red tape that comes in the form of permits and inspections.
To add irony to the situation, this restroom is in the district of Nithya Raman, the DSA candidate running for mayor of the city.
The New York Post reports:
Six months after completion, $1M Runyon Canyon restroom in Nithya Raman’s district still closed
Los Angeles hikers are fuming over a nearly $1 million public restroom that remains locked and fenced off six months after it was installed at Runyon Canyon.
The two-stall prefabricated facility was delivered by crane in February near the popular park’s Fuller Avenue entrance following months of controversy over its eye-popping price tag.
But despite the stalls, sinks, sidewalks and lighting appearing to be in place, visitors still can’t use it.
“I’ve had some close calls. I had to improvise, but that’s all I’ll say. I don’t want to incriminate myself,” frequent Runyon Canyon visitor Josh told FOX 11.
Construction began in January and was expected to take about 15 weeks, according to the Council District 4 website, which would have put completion around April or May.
The city later said the restroom was expected to open sometime this summer.
Fencing still surrounds the apparently finished facility, and regular hikers report seeing little ongoing work.
“They’re about four months behind schedule, and I’m here every day and never see people working on it,” frequent visitor Shirah Scott Astrof said.
Watch a video report below:
This is what conservatives mean when they say that you always need to get government out of the way.
How fast would this same structure have been built and open to the public if it was in a red state like Florida?
Also, once this facility opens, you know exactly what will happen to it. It’s going to be overrun with homeless people and covered in graffiti.
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