Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson wants to spend $1.4 million a year on 10 more high-tech Throne public toilets while cutting $50 million and 128 positions to close a $175 million budget gap, according to Seattle Red 770 AM.
The plan divided KIRO hosts Jake Skorheim and Spike O’Neill. Jake questioned the cost and the privacy trade-off, while Spike argued the toilets could pay off by bringing visitors downtown.
Jake took issue with Wilson backing toilets that require users to scan a QR code to get in…