New restrooms will be built next to Dyckman Park and the Huron Street Pavilion starting this fall in South Haven. The Downtown Development Authority had planned to start the construction earlier in the year, but ran into supply chain issues and didn’t want to interrupt the Farm Market or visitor activities. The work will likely start in September and will replace the two unisex bathrooms next to the park. They will be built at the back part of the South Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau building on Phoenix Street. GMB Architecture and Engineering designed the facilities and put a $350,000 estimate on the project in November 2021, but DDA director Sue Brock says that price will likely be higher due to inflation. Bids will be sought by the end of the month for the construction work, and the city will have port-a-potties during the work.
