What in the crap is going on?

Restroom

OregonLive ran a story last week that ODOT will be closing the restroom facility in Government Camp effective October 31, 2011.   The story says in part:  “Among the reasons for the closure listed in the letter, ODOT Region 1 manager Jason Tell cited the deterioration of the 50-year-building; vandalism; the public's perception that the restrooms are unpleasant; competition for parking spaces with people using Summit Ski Area; traffic congestion at both ends of Government Camp Loop Road; and the availability of other planned and existing restrooms in the area.”

                                 Photo - Kate Mather/The Oregonian

Now this is the only public restroom along Highway 26 east through Clackamas County past the Warm Springs Reservation all the way to Redmond.  This is a  v-e-r-y   l-o-n-g  s-t-r-e-t-c-h.

There are 40+ comments to this article. Link http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2011/09/state_transportation_officials.htm

Most of the comments chide ODOT for this bad decision.  ODOT gave notice several years ago of this decision, so this is really no surprise to Federal, State, and County officials.  But where are their plans?   

We understand Clackamas County provided significant funds to the US Forest Service to expand the services at Zigzag Ranger Station.  But the targeted opening date has been delayed to spring next year.  What is the State doing?  What are our representatives doing?  Does anyone in power give a crap!