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OPEN ONCE AGAIN
Restrooms were closed over drugs, sex use
LIBRARY PARK RESTROOMS2 10-6-17
The City of Manteca has reopened Library Park restrooms on a daily basis after closing them more than three years ago except during special events. - photo by HIME ROMERO/The Bulletin
The City of Manteca has reopened the restrooms at Library Park that have been closed for daily use for more than three years.Manteca Police Chief Julie Estarziau said police have partnered with the city’s Parks & Recreation Department to make it work. The restrooms were originally closed in spring of 2014 by then City Manager Karen McLaughlin in response to daily reports from city crews that opened the facilities that there were feces on the floor, used condoms, drug needles, and trash littering the floor. McLaughlin ordered the restrooms closed out of concern for city employee and public safety due to the high risk of someone being stuck by discarded needles or stepping in human excrement.