Attack on public toilets
VANDALISM of public toilets is an issue municipal councils have to deal with every day as the situation on the ground reveals.
As with other council assets in parks and open spaces, public toilets are unsupervised amenities that, in many cases, are situated in isolated locations where regular surveillance is less than ideal.
As a result, they are unfortunately being targeted for vandalism.
This issue has been negatively impacting councils and their communities with seemingly no end in sight.
Most common forms of vandalism that you come across are:
Graffiti — writing or drawings scribbled, scratched or sprayed illicitly on or in the public toilet.
Infrastructure damage — when public toilet infrastructure such as toilet pans, urinals, doors, cisterns, toilet roll dispensers, tiles and partitions, etc. have been purposefully damaged.
Deliberate blocking of toilet pans and sinks — when items such as paper and rubbish, etc. have been purposefully placed in toilet bowls or sinks to create blockages that cannot be released by cleaning methods and require maintenance staff/contractor intervention.
These deliberate acts of hooliganism need to be brought under control because it is having dire effects on the overall image and respect for the amenities that are built and maintained for the general good of the people.
Undertaking preventative measures as warranted must be explored and implemented sooner rather than later.
This issue has been negatively impacting councils and their communities for years and continues doing so even today.
So sad that this is happening. SURESH CHAND
Nadi
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