City obtains grant funds for restrooms

Funds are now in hand for the construction of a restroom facility at the proposed Harold Barclay Park on Ash Street in downtown Sisters.

Last Thursday, September 26, the Sisters City Council entered into a grant award contract with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) to receive the grant funds.

"This gives us the authority to enter into a grant contract," City Administrator Eileen Stein said.

"The city will receive close to $34,000. I'm not sure of the final number amount. It has fluctuated up and down, depending on what's going on with the state budget process."

The city will match the grant and also use funds from the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce restroom fund. "The restroom facility will have eight stalls -- four for each sex, and they will be connected to the city sewer system," Stein said. "This is fulfilling a long-term desire to have public restrooms in the downtown area."

According to Stein, "the total cost of the restrooms will be about $100,000. We are looking to get the project completed next spring, in time for summer."