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Bulawayo City Council to privatise toilets
14 Aug 2015 at 08:53hrs | Views
THE BULAWAYO City Council has resolved to privatise all its public toilets by leasing them to private players citing unsustainable maintenance costs.
This was revealed in their latest council minutes where the council's health, housing and education committee said leasing the public toilets was a good option that would help prevent vandalism of the facilities.
Part of the minutes read: "On December 7 2012, council resolved to approve application for leasing of public toilets such as the Lobengula Street/2nd Avenue and Samuel Parirenyatwa/1st Avenue.
"The cleanliness of such toilets had improved and as a result more people were able to utilise them than previously when they were always fouled."
"The department had seen an improvement in cleanliness in toilets that had been leased out.
"Free toilets experience more vandalism and fouling than toilets where a small fee was required.
"It was recommended that council reaffirms the resolution to consider applications to lease toilets on individual basis."
This was revealed in their latest council minutes where the council's health, housing and education committee said leasing the public toilets was a good option that would help prevent vandalism of the facilities.
Part of the minutes read: "On December 7 2012, council resolved to approve application for leasing of public toilets such as the Lobengula Street/2nd Avenue and Samuel Parirenyatwa/1st Avenue.
"The cleanliness of such toilets had improved and as a result more people were able to utilise them than previously when they were always fouled."
"The department had seen an improvement in cleanliness in toilets that had been leased out.
"Free toilets experience more vandalism and fouling than toilets where a small fee was required.
"It was recommended that council reaffirms the resolution to consider applications to lease toilets on individual basis."
Source - Southern Eye
