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City moves ahead with Marietta Square bathrooms

101113 Marietta; Brian Buckalew, owner of Marietta Pedicabs, gives a ride to customer R.J. Chapple, of Suwanee, right, and his two daughters Kristina, 11, and Kathlryn, 8, down East Park Square in historic Marietta Square Saturday morning in Marietta, Ga., Nov. 13, 2010. Buckalew, owns Marietta Pedicabs with his wife Cassandra, have been operating in downtown Marietta for around 7 months. Marietta Pedicabs serves historic Marietta Square and neighboring areas with fares as low as $1. Atlanta is developing a permitting system for human-pulled carts to ferry folks around. Several cities around the state have pedi-carts, including Savannah and closer to home in Decatur and in Marietta.

Credit: Jason Getz / jgetz@ajc.com

Credit: Jason Getz / jgetz@ajc.com

101113 Marietta; Brian Buckalew, owner of Marietta Pedicabs, gives a ride to customer R.J. Chapple, of Suwanee, right, and his two daughters Kristina, 11, and Kathlryn, 8, down East Park Square in historic Marietta Square Saturday morning in Marietta, Ga., Nov. 13, 2010. Buckalew, owns Marietta Pedicabs with his wife Cassandra, have been operating in downtown Marietta for around 7 months. Marietta Pedicabs serves historic Marietta Square and neighboring areas with fares as low as $1. Atlanta is developing a permitting system for human-pulled carts to ferry folks around. Several cities around the state have pedi-carts, including Savannah and closer to home in Decatur and in Marietta.
By Carolyn Cunningham
Jan 5, 2016

The Marietta City Council voted Monday to accept a $115,000 grant from the Marietta Downtown Development Authority to help build two restrooms beneath the stage of Glover Park on the Marietta Square.

The city will pay the remaining $167,000 of the total bid price of $334,000.

City officials also will negotiate with the county on building eight restrooms near the county parking deck, said City Manager Bill Bruton.

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