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<div style="" dir="auto">I've seen (and used) the Portland Loo around Boston and Cambridge, and it seems to be a great solution. Not sure about the cost, though.</div>
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<div style="" dir="auto">I've also wondered whether it might be possible to work with local restaurants and other businesses to encourage them (or incentivize/require them, though permitting?) to provide accessible bathrooms, in exchange for a city-run maintenance
and insurance program: if they agree to make the bathrooms open, you'd agree to have an on-call janitor/plumber to immediately respond to any problem created.</div>
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<div style="" dir="auto">Just some thoughts — good luck, hope all is well.</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] A poo problem</font>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">A number of usual and convenient locations where the unhoused have been able to use public restrooms have closed or limited their access. </div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This has resulted in a marked increase in public defecation. </div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Short of housing the unhoused, what are other communities doing to address this issue? </div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We are currently looking at permanently installed, single occupant toilets by Portland Loo (<a href="https://portlandloo.com/">https://portlandloo.com/</a>). </div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I would like to hear your thoughts on this and other solutions. </div>
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