The Maitland Liberal team has promised to audit and tackle the issue of public toilets being in disrepair if they are successful at the local council election on the 9th of September.
Community members have raised the issue, with many of the area's public facilities being covered in graffiti and litter, unsuitably small, or even unavailable completely.
Although new facilities are planned for Maitland Park, areas of East Maitland and the Riverlink building, key areas such as the popular Stockade Hill remain without suitable amenities.
Mayoral candidate Bob Geoghegan is concerned about the effect the lack of public facilities is having on local businesses, and vows to do something about it if elected.
"In Morpeth, the toilets are much too small and people have to use the facilities at local businesses such as Campbell's Store, which is an added cost to their business."
"I think the thing is to get an audit when council resumes and find out exactly the situation of where they are and how widely they're used, some of them are derelict. The old one down the bottom of Stockade Hill is derelict and permanently closed, I think. All those issues have to be looked at, we have to have a good overall picture of the situation."
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| Bob Geoghegan. Photo Credit: Maitland Mercury. |
