Fears that North Lincolnshire Council may close all the public conveniences it owns and operates across the district as an economy measure from the financial year 2012/13 were voiced at a meeting in Brigg’s Angel Suite.Coun Carl Sherwood revealed his concerns as town councillors on the Property and Services Committee were deciding whether to renew their annual agreement over the public toilets in Cary Lane, Brigg.
The WCs near the bus stop are owned by North Lincolnshire Council, which opens them for use during daylight hours, Monday to Saturday.
However, Brigg Town Council pays an annual sum to the unitary authority to ensure these conveniences are also opened, and cleaned, on Sundays and bank holidays.
North Lincolnshire Council quoted £633.36p to renew the contact for a further year, £646.24 for a fixed three-year period and £659.12p if town councillors decided to opt for a five-year deal.
It was decided to take the one-year option – there being some uncertainty over whether North Lincolnshire Council would be operating the Cary Lane toilets three or five years from now.
Stressing the need to have the toilets opened on Sundays and bank holidays, Coun Jackie Brock pointed out their close proximity to the bus stop and the number of tour coaches picking up passengers in Brigg.
Coun Mike Campion said the closure of council-owned toilets was taking place all over Britain. If it happened in Brigg he did not see it making a great deal of difference. People could use the facilities at the nearby Tesco store.
Coun Sherwood replied that some parish councils in the UK concerned about public conveniences were responding by “buying them back” from larger authorities.
In the days of Brigg Urban District Council (up to 1974), Brigg operated its own public conveniences. However, they passed into the ownership of Glanford Borough Council (up to 1996) and then to North Lincolnshire Council.
The Town Council is renewing its agreement with North Lincolnshire Council for grass cutting at the allotment sites in Atherton Way/Redcombe Lane and Grammar School Road.
This will be for a further five years - at £96 per annum.
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.....52 x Sundays + 6 bank hols = 58 days.........
ReplyDeleteSay £640 pa divide by 58 = £11 a day.
With a little novel thought one could offer the contract of opening/closing and cleaning the toilets to, say a nearby Wilkinson store member, or even the store itself and still have change.
.........it maybe worth noting that anyone who receives job-seekers benefit, or similar, can legally earn upto £20 week without the need to declare it...
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