Palouse Chamber offers to pay for downtown restrooms

Palouse Chamber of Commerce President Bev Pearce told Palouse City Council members Dec. 11 that chamber members have tentatively agreed to pay up to $1,500 a month to keep the public restroom open during the winter months.

Palouse’s downtown restrooms at Heritage Park were set for closing during the three coldest months of the year to save city funds.

The chamber's vow came after the city considered shutting down the restrooms at Heritage Park during the winter as a cost cutting measure.

"Heritage Park is vital to our businesses," Pearce said.

She said that many Main Street shop owners have no...