- Title or Description
- Public toilets in Eyemouth
- FOI Number
- 2024609
- Date Received
- 11/06/2024
- Type of Request
- EIR
- Request or Question
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Please can you provide information relating to the continuous closure of both sets of public toilets in Eyemouth, the Bantry and public car park at Harbour Road. We have reported this via Fix My Street but had no contact back. Other locals and businesses have reported as it is affecting not just locals but tourists and local businesses: Is this an operational issue? If it is what plans and timescales are in place to repair?
Why have repairs or operational issues taken so long? If it is not operational, has a decision been taken to not open them, if so can you provide recorded information concerning the decision making process.
Has any of the above information been passed to local community and council organisations such as the community council? If not why not? - Response
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1. Is this an operational issue? The Public Toilets at the Bantry are closed due to broken door locks awaiting repairs as members of the public were getting locked in the toilets. The Public Toilets at Harbour Road were closed in 2020 and it was agreed not to reopen these following Covid-19, as set out in a Council report in March 2023 ref: Agenda item 8 at the following hyperlink - Agenda for Scottish Borders Council on Thursday, 30th March, 2023, 10.00 am - Scottish Borders Council (moderngov.co.uk)
2. If it is what plans and timescales are in place to repair? The Public Toilets at the Bantry - we are hopeful that repairs can be carried out as soon as possible The Public Toilets at Harbour Road n/a
3. Why have repairs or operational issues taken so long? Contractors had to inspect locks/pay system. Contractors are still waiting on parts arriving. Repairs will be carried out as soon as parts arrive.
4. If it is not operational, has a decision been taken to not open them, The Public Toilets at the Bantry n/a The Public Toilets at Harbour Road as above see the decision made at Council in March 2023
5. if so can you provide recorded information concerning the decision making process. As above see the decision made at Council in March 2023
6. Has any of the above information been passed to local community and council organisations such as the community council? Local discussions have been ongoing with the Community
7. If not why not? N/A - Related links
- Scottish Borders Council - Thursday, 30th March, 2023 10.00 am Agenda and minutes
