New bathrooms, other amenities coming soon to Under the Oaks Park

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13-02-2025

CALLAWAY, Fla. (WMBB) — Residents will soon see new bathrooms at Under the Oaks Park in Callaway.
Construction on the permanent restrooms started Tuesday.
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'We're hoping to be completed probably within the next four months or so. To have this new facility out here. This is going to be a men's and women's restroom. It's going to be AA compliant as well,' Bay County Parks and Recreation Division Manager Vincent Martin said.
County officials said the park's previous restrooms were old, outdated, and heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael.
Park-goers will now have a clean space to use when they have to go, and the restrooms will also allow for more community events to be hosted at the park.
'This place is a beautiful park, a lot of green space. We can do all kinds of events here and bring a lot of the communities here,' Martin said.
But that's not the only new amenity Under the Oaks will see. County officials said they're already discussing plans for other improvement projects.
'We want to add more amenities, exercise equipment, pickleball courts, more boating activities out here, maybe some kayak kiosks, things like that, more things for the community to do,' Martin said.
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County officials said they hope the new bathrooms make the park a more enjoyable place to visit.
'We're all about bringing more amenities and more new things to the parks, just to gather more folks into these beautiful parks that we have here in Bay County,' Martin said.
The restrooms cost $236,000. The American Rescue Plan Act Grant is funding the project.
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