Loos could go in cost-cutting (From Tewkesbury Admag)

Loos could go in cost-cutting

1:06pm Thursday 22nd February 2007 in News

The toilets in Tewkesbury's Saffron Road could be sold off to fund the town council taking over the Gander Lane facilities.

As part of its cost-cutting exercise, the borough council has offered to refurbish the Gander Lane toilets, if the town council will agree to take over their maintenance.

The Saffron Road toilets cost around £11,000 a year to run and are looked after by a part-time cleaner.

The Gander Lane toilets cost just under £8,000 and are looked after by contract cleaners.

Town councillors agreed they could not afford to run both, but Gander Lane's are better positioned and monitored by CCTV cameras. As a result, they have had the Saffron Road site valued for development and found it's worth between £30,000 and £40,000.

A decision on whether to sell them, use the money to install a disabled facility in the Watson Hall and take responsibility for Gander Lane has been referred to the general purposes and finance committee.