Restroom coming to city cemetery

Katie Teachout, The Journal | Last updated Apr 15, 2021 1:10pm0

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City Public Works crew level freshly-poured cement on a concrete pad for a restroom at the Ritzville City Cemetery Wednesday, April 7. From left are Kevin Schaefer, Public Works Director Dave Breazeale, Justin Ziebell and Nick Steffen. The cement was delivered by AAA Readymix out of Moses Lake.

RITZVILLE - A restroom is being built in the city cemetery off Division Street.

The unit will be added to the side of the storage building already in place and freshly painted by Eagle Scout Chase Galbreath.

Public Works Director Dave Breazeale said by utilizing materials leftover from past projects, the restroom will only cost the city about $1,000. It will feature a single toilet, and be closed during the winter season like all the city restrooms, in order to prevent frozen pipes.

"People have been asking for one for a long time," Breazeale said. "It was re-roofed a year or two ago, and new...