Thomas Construction of Fort Scott employees poured concrete on April 25 at the new 12-foot by 14-foot public restroom project. The restroom is located northeast of the Pavilion, on North National at Old Fort Boulevard.

The restroom is handicapped accessible and has a changing station, said Luke Thomas with Thomas Construction.

According to Meredith Tucker, spokesperson for the Fort Scott Splash Pad and Sensory Park Committee, the restroom will be officially opened in mid-May.

The hours the restroom will be open are 7 a.m. to dark, seven days a week, coinciding with the splash pad, which will open in mid-May.

The restroom is a one-stall, family-style, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant one, Tucker said.

“It has a changing bench built-in to help families with their loved one,” she said.

Elite Construction, Fort Scott, built the structure also installed some shading umbrellas at the adjacent Fort Scott Splash Pad and Sensory Park.

“The splash pad committee hired us to do it,” Derek Houdashelt with Elite Construction said.

“We received another grant from the Timken Company and Walmart Inc.,” Tucker said.

The committee is comprised of Tucker, Bailey Lyons, and Josh Jones.

“The committee has done the bid-letting,”  she said.

The Fort Scott Splash Pad and Sensory Park was a grassroots project that opened in 2023, according to its Facebook page.