City Councilman, OB Town Council, beachgoers caught off guard by project\u2019s surprise delay<\/b><\/br> <\/br>Memorial Day weekend has come and gone. And local residents who were expecting to find a rebuilt, permanent Brighton Street restroom facility with warm-water showers by the beginning-of-summer kickoff were instead disappointed. Though city officials had hoped to have the facility at Dog Beach open by the holiday weekend\u2019s summer crush, construction on the “comfort station” is behind schedule, apparently coming as a surprise to District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, Ocean Beach Town Council (OBTC) members and beachgoers. Instead of spanking-new facilities, residents and visitors were greeted by the worn-out assortment of dirty portable restrooms that lacked toilet paper, hygienic seat covers and running water. The new target date for the facility\u2019s opening is June 29. The construction fiasco was the topic of conversation by the OB Town Council on May 23, a meeting attended by Faulconer\u2019s director of communications, Matt Awbrey. Awbrey told OBTC members that Faulconer was informed of the delay two weeks before the planned finish date, when Faulconer questioned the status of the facility during a meeting of the city\u2019s Capital Improvement Projects Budget Review Committee. Only then, according to Awbrey, did city staffers admit to Faulconer that the project\u2019s contractor, PRAVA Construction, had fallen behind schedule. Faulconer expressed dismay to The Beacon following the Capital Improvement Projects Budget Review Committee meeting. “I couldn\u2019t believe it,” Faulconer said. “Here we\u2019re counting on a smooth finish, thinking everything is up to par and then I hear this outrageous news at a public hearing like it was just a minor glitch. I immediately informed the Town Council after I learned about this dilemma.” Faulconer said that when he learned of the construction delay, he personally requested the project be finished no later than June 29 and that he be given an immediate response as to how the goal will be met. “Going into the fourth summer without proper restroom facilities is highly unacceptable,” Faulconer said. “The Ocean Beach community deserves the same permanent bathroom facilities as other beach communities. I will personally fight for \u2014 and with \u2014 the community, to see to it this matter is resolved quickly. The whole process has been crazy from the start and it needs to come to an end.” Faulconer\u2019s push to have the Brighton Street comfort station finished by the end of June met with unanimous support from the Ocean Beach Town Council and drew criticism of city staff for the lack of communication with Faulconer\u2019s office and the OBTC. Among the OBTC\u2019s voices of concern was president, Jim Musgrove, who repeatedly questioned city civil engineer Elif Cetin. “Why didn\u2019t we get new facilities by Memorial Day weekend and why were we left in the dark to the last minute?” Musgrove asked. Cetin said the project stalled because of the delivery of necessary materials like shower fixtures that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, along with electrical fixtures and steel fixtures to support the roof.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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