Tensions leaked over at a recent council meeting as city officials continued pushing forward with their controversial proposal to install a designated Public Urination Wall somewhere in downtown Newnan. The plan has been met with immediate resistance: especially from the four businesses now rumored to be possible neighbors of the wall. Whimzical Café, The Mad Mexican, The Newnan-Times Herald, and Red Letter Merchant all have expressed concern with the situation.
Whimzical Café owner said the idea was “deeply incompatible” with their vision. “We serve drinks,” he said, “I cannot have customers sipping tea while smelling tt.”
Down the road, The Mad Mexican expressed similar concerns, though with noticeably more volume. “Look, we make tacos,” yelled the restaurant’s manager, waving a tortilla shell for emphasis. “If that wall goes next to us, people are gonna think it’s part of the spicy experience. It is NOT. I’m all for city improvements, but maybe improve literally anything else.”
The Newnan-Times Herald staff responded with the calm professionalism of people who have already drafted three headlines about the matter. “We cannot have a Public Urination Wall beside our newsroom,” a reporter said. “Not because we’re delicate, but because readers will assume we endorsed it.”
Meanwhile, Red Letter Merchant owner offered the most direct rejection: “No.”
City leaders say they will “continue considering all possible downtown locations,” with the wall to be designated in early 2026.
Newnan Time with Harold 