Locker Room

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Ellsworth AFB, S.D. --  The Commander's Action Line is a forum for the Ellsworth community to make suggestions or voice concerns about Ellsworth directly to Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander. 

QUESTION 

Good morning Sir,

I am wondering if there is any contract or cleaning crew for the locker rooms in the Pride Hanger. I use the locker room there at least once or twice a week, as well as some squadrons doing squadron PT sessions. The concern I have though is that the men's locker room is trashed. The sinks and mirrors do get cleaned, and if there is something really gross it gets cleaned as well, like blood, clogged toilets, shampoo or soap all over, etc. Most of the time though the place is not well kept. The largest concern I have is the carpet floors. Ever since the place has opened up, it seems these have never been vacuumed. There is strings, reciepts, lint, dirty socks, ABU hats, broken hangers, all over. The showers also do not look like they have been cleaned at all. For sanity reasons, can you please take a look into this. A few times I have seen blood trails dripped from different locations too! I am not sure what the women's locker room looks like, hopefully not the same.



Col. Mark Weatherington
Col. Mark
Weatherington		   RESPONSE

Thanks for your concern. A custodial contractor is responsible for cleaning the Pride Hangar locker room every 2 days, including: disinfecting showers, sinks toilets and other fixtures; vacuuming floors; emptying trash cans and restocking restroom supplies. The Contracting and Civil Engineers Squadrons periodically check to ensure the contractor cleans to a satisfactory level--I have asked them to follow up. Between cleanings, the responsibility to keep the area tidy rests with everyone who uses it. With upcoming fitness improvements like a group exercise area and rock climbing wall to complement the existing running track, I anticipate the Pride Hangar will become an even more popular choice for PT. I urge all Airmen and their families who take advantage of our fitness resources to do their part to keep them in great shape.