Hampton saves on park restroom purchase

A new restroom will be installed in the Hampton Community Park as early as this spring.

Hampton Township Council “sustained the purchase” of the new restroom at its Jan. 25 meeting. Christopher Lochner, municipal manager, said it cost about $260,000 when he bought the restroom last year, which saved $52,000 in additional costs if he had waited to get council approval this year.

Lochner said the restroom will be a modular building, which are prefabricated units with a built-in bathroom. Modular restrooms are typically cheaper and are easier to set up.

The township considered building a restroom, but found that it wouldn’t fit inside their $300,000 budget for the project, according to Lochner. He said at a previous meeting that the restroom could be installed by April.