Featured
Visitors could flush in next year's Balloon Fiesta with new toilets
Published
Modified
Balloon Fiesta visitors will finally have an amenity they have long wanted: flushing toilets.
The city of sa国际传媒官网网页入口 announced Monday that restrooms will be built near the Sid Cutter Pilots鈥� Pavilion at Balloon Fiesta Park and should be ready for next year鈥檚 fiesta.
The restrooms are part of balloon park infrastructure improvements that include better lighting, a new parking area and a new public announcement system, Department of Municipal Development spokesperson Dan Mayfield said.
鈥淏alloon Fiesta Park is home to our state鈥檚 most iconic event and welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors every year,鈥� Mayor Tim Keller said in a statement. 鈥淣ow it鈥檚 finally getting flushable toilets and modern upgrades to make visitors more comfortable and turn it into the modern, world class facility it should be.鈥�
The $3.2 million project is funded with a mix of state and city funds, Mayfield said.
鈥淢y administration is proud to support upgrades at Balloon Fiesta Park that enhance the experience for more than 1 million people who visit these facilities every year,鈥� Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement.鈥� Initiatives that boost tourism in New Mexico help local economies, and sa国际传媒官网网页入口 and surrounding areas will benefit from the substantial upgrades made at Balloon Fiesta Park.鈥�
The bathrooms are scheduled to be finished in September 2025, Mayfield said, and will include 36 women鈥檚 stalls, 20 urinals and 12 toilets for men, four family restrooms and heating and cooling.
鈥淭hese new bathrooms will address a serious need we鈥檝e had for years at the park,鈥� said Julie Morgas Baca, sa国际传媒官网网页入口 International Balloon Fiesta executive director. 鈥淲e want to thank the governor and our legislators for their support to make this happen.鈥�
