AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Frustration is growing in Amarillo as some residents say they are paying for public spaces they cannot use, pointing to locked park bathrooms and parking lots and closed swimming pools.
Former City Councilman Tom Scherlen has been vocal on social media about the issues and said they should be priorities for the city.
“Back during Covid was an opportune time to close the bathrooms. And that was, in my opinion, an excuse,” Scherlen said. “And then this year, we began noticing the decline in the parks, in the water. My question is there. What are the we have seems to have money for all kinds of things, but what are our priorities?”…