On Monday, March 10, the Wake Forest Parks and Recreation Department will open the outdoor restrooms and water fountains at the following town parks
* Ailey Young Park, 800 Juniper Ave.
* E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road
* .B. Flaherty Park & Dog Park, 1226 N. White St.
Due to a recently revised construction schedule, the public restrooms at Holding Park, 133 W. Owen Ave., will open in late March or early April. The delayed opening is necessary to allow work crews sufficient time to install heating units and insulation and make other modifications to the restrooms essential to ensuring they remain accessible year-round.
From late March through April, the town will close the restrooms periodically at E. Carroll Joyner Park while crews perform similar work to ensure their year-round availability. According to Facilities Manager Mickey Rochelle, the construction schedule will allow the restrooms to be open during the April 5 Easter Egg Hunt and the first Six Sundays in Spring concert on April 27.
The parks and recreation department schedules the opening and closing of its outdoor park restrooms and water fountains in accordance with Daylight Savings Time (DST). The department closes the restrooms and water fountains each year when DST ends to perform general maintenance and prevent water from freezing in pipes during the winter months. It reopens the restrooms and water fountains when DST begins. However, the parks and recreation department reserves the right to alter the schedule depending on temperatures and weather conditions.
For more information, contact Parks and Recreation Director Ruben Wall at 919-435-9561 or rwall@wakeforestnc.gov.
