Group to study Carmarthenshire public toilets
A Task and Finish Group has been set up to investigate the options for the future provision of public toilets in Carmarthenshire.
There are currently 33 public toilets in the county operated by the Street Scene division as well as nine Superloos, managed on behalf of the council by Danfo.
Various options are being considered by the group including the closure of some facilities, for example, where toilets are subject to continued vandalism or anti-social behaviour or where there are other public toilets nearby.
Another option being looked at is to transfer the facilities to town and community councils to manage.
The group is made up of members of the Environment Scrutiny Committee with cross-party representation including the chair Councillor Jim Jones, the vice-chair Councillor Peter Cooper, Councillor Tom Theophilus, Councillor David Jenkins and Councillor Malcolm Davies.
Councillor Jones said: “We are looking at various issues such as budget, location and condition of facilities, as well as the locations of public conveniences provided by other council departments and organisations.
“The group has visited a number of facilities across the county and we have also been consulting with town and community councils, the council’s tourism service and Dyfed-Powys Police.
“We hope to conclude our investigation shortly and will report back to the scrutiny committee with our findings as soon as possible.”
The scrutiny committee will then make recommendations to the council’s executive board.
There are currently 33 public toilets in the county operated by the Street Scene division as well as nine Superloos, managed on behalf of the council by Danfo.
Various options are being considered by the group including the closure of some facilities, for example, where toilets are subject to continued vandalism or anti-social behaviour or where there are other public toilets nearby.
Another option being looked at is to transfer the facilities to town and community councils to manage.
The group is made up of members of the Environment Scrutiny Committee with cross-party representation including the chair Councillor Jim Jones, the vice-chair Councillor Peter Cooper, Councillor Tom Theophilus, Councillor David Jenkins and Councillor Malcolm Davies.
Councillor Jones said: “We are looking at various issues such as budget, location and condition of facilities, as well as the locations of public conveniences provided by other council departments and organisations.
“The group has visited a number of facilities across the county and we have also been consulting with town and community councils, the council’s tourism service and Dyfed-Powys Police.
“We hope to conclude our investigation shortly and will report back to the scrutiny committee with our findings as soon as possible.”
The scrutiny committee will then make recommendations to the council’s executive board.
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