Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) have reported an increase in vandalism in the town’s public toilets.
The damage will sometimes lead to the closure of the facilities to allow repairs to take place.
Incidents include toilets being deliberately blocked, fires, electrical fittings damaged, graffiti, toilet seats removed and toilet paper dispensers kicked from the wall.
Price: It is so sad that a small minority think it is acceptable to vandalise the toilets
Cllr Matthew Price, Chair of the Assets and Facilities Committee of NCCC said,
“Again, the public toilets have been vandalised. We have tried our best to keep the public toilets open for as many hours as possible and at a great cost to local residents, it is so sad that a small minority think it is acceptable to vandalise the toilets.
“Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council took the toilets on after the Isle of Wight Council made the decision to close all the public toilets back in 2013 and NCCC has worked hard to move forward with projects to upgrade them. The vandalism we are currently seeing cannot continue and we are pleading with the individuals to stop and think how unacceptable this behaviour is.”
Police checking facilities as part of their town patrols
Cllr Price went on to say,
“Your Community Council will continue to do everything we can to keep the toilets open, but hope that residents and visitors can understand when the toilets need to be closed due to the damage sustained.”
Police have been informed of the incidents and are checking the facilities as part of their town patrols.
News shared by Lucy on behalf of NCCC. Ed
