This week the Lee Board of County Commissioners approved a $6 million contract to Wright Construction to rebuild the restroom facilities at Lynn Hall Park on Fort Myers Beach. The structure should be open to the public in the Summer of 2027.
The building, renovated shortly before Hurricane Ian, was destroyed by the storm and eventually demolished by the county. The 4,114 square foot electated restroom building will include an ADA platform.
The project will be funded with FEMA funds, Regional Park impact fees and Tourist Development Taxes through the Beach and Shoreline Program. Construction is anticipated to begin February 2026, pending permit approvals, with estimated completion in early summer 2027.
The contract also includes:
- Replacing some ADA-accessible boardwalks, three 625-square-foot picnic shelters with grills.
- Public parking
- Landscaping
- Lighting
- Signage
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$6 mill for a bathroom. Is Wright construction a public company? I want to buy that stock! Their profits must be astronomical
What? Are they putting in Gold toilets? $6 million dollars? Outrageous!!
What’s amazing is that a complete bridge can be rebuilt to Sanibel, as well as a complete bridge built to the south end of the island, in less time than it takes to build two bathrooms and lay down a 10 foot wide strip of asphalt. Someone make that make sense.