Pictured are some of the brand-new washing and drying units at Cedars Laundromat in Woodland. Following an extensive remodel the Goerig Street business opened in December providing laundry services that had been absent from the city for nearly a year.
Cedars Laundromat is located in the Dollar Tree complex in Woodland.
Woodland once again has a laundromat, focusing on a clean, safe facility to serve both residents and people on the move.
Cedars Laundromat officially opened in December of last year at its westside Goerig Street location nestled in the Dollar Tree complex. The building is packed with brand-new washing equipment following an extensive renovation of the facility.
Operations Manager Jeff Lord said the focus by the business is on a clean, safe facility — the building was still in grand opening shape, and Lord made mention of the extensive camera system providing security.
Cedars fills the void left by Clean Wash Laundry, which shuttered operations in January 2017.
“(A laundromat) really needed to be here,” Lord said.
Though a recent addition to Woodland, Cedars as a business has some history across the Columbia, as a Sandy, Oregon, location has been running for about three-and-a-half years, Lord said. That location has hosted a novel outreach program ran by one of the local churches dubbed "Laundry Love" wherein at a designated time the facility would open its doors to allow the churches to use its equipment to provide free services to those in need.
Lord talked about bringing some sort of outreach to the Woodland location, though how it would develop would look a little different given the space constraints of the location. He said partnerships with local organizations such as the Woodland Action Center would be a possibility, allowing them use of the facility to provide laundry outreach to their clients.
"Sometimes people need help … even people that work run into tight times," Lord said.
For now the business is sticking to its base operations, with Lord touting the capabilities of the units at the facility. Cedars has some extra-large washers and dryers for multiple loads or bigger items such as sleeping blankets and animal bedding.
"That's another big industry for us, because we've got bigger equipment," Lord said, pointing out one of the large dryers capable of handling bigger items.
The bottom line for Cedars was offering laundry in a safer, well-kept environment that won’t worry patrons when they wash.
“We just wanted a nice, clean facility, and hopefully for people to enjoy that,” Lord said. “You go into some laundromats and it’s not the case.”
