Post by Logan on Jun 7, 2016 19:50:30 GMT -6
Grand Junction streams miserable music to discourage lavatory lollygagging
It’s hard to ignore the grating nature of songs that play on a loop in the public bathrooms in downtown Grand Junction. The children’s tunes include one called, “The More We Stick Together,” which some might remember children singing and dancing to on the television show “Barney & Friends.” There’s a tongue-twister of a ditty called “Polly Wolly Doodle” and the seemingly endless “The Ants Go Marching,” to name a few.
The rather irksome music isn’t by accident.
As officials with the city of Grand Junction and the Downtown Development Authority brainstorm ways to make the bathrooms unattractive for people who vandalize and sometimes sleep in the facility, they believe adding the annoying music may be one tactic to keep people on the move.
“We want the intended use to continue, but it got to be a magnet for loitering,” said Rob Schoeber, the director of parks and recreation for Grand Junction.
Schoeber said the city considered simply locking up the bathrooms, but that goes against the intent of the restrooms, which is providing a service for the entire community and tourists.
Read more: www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/city-streams-miserable-music-to-discourage-lavator
It’s hard to ignore the grating nature of songs that play on a loop in the public bathrooms in downtown Grand Junction. The children’s tunes include one called, “The More We Stick Together,” which some might remember children singing and dancing to on the television show “Barney & Friends.” There’s a tongue-twister of a ditty called “Polly Wolly Doodle” and the seemingly endless “The Ants Go Marching,” to name a few.
The rather irksome music isn’t by accident.
As officials with the city of Grand Junction and the Downtown Development Authority brainstorm ways to make the bathrooms unattractive for people who vandalize and sometimes sleep in the facility, they believe adding the annoying music may be one tactic to keep people on the move.
“We want the intended use to continue, but it got to be a magnet for loitering,” said Rob Schoeber, the director of parks and recreation for Grand Junction.
Schoeber said the city considered simply locking up the bathrooms, but that goes against the intent of the restrooms, which is providing a service for the entire community and tourists.
Read more: www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/city-streams-miserable-music-to-discourage-lavator