An upgrade of the islands’ public conveniences is in the pipeline, with a decision still to be taken on how they will be managed.
A study carried out by Nexia BT on public toilets considers the financial and economic viability of opening new ones. It looks at different options for building them and for refurbishing existing ones in selected localities.
“Desk research” will be carried out to come up with examples of standards at public toilets in other countries, according to the study.
Suggestions are also to be compiled on where to open more public conveniences in the central area of Malta, what type they should be and their impact on “budgetary scenarios”.
Another decision to be taken in light of the study is whether to carry out more modest “upgrading/ investment” on existing public toilets or to go for a “major overhaul”. The various operating scenarios presented in the study run from public-private partnership to “total management by government”.
The project is to be as self-sustaining as possible through the use of “spaces for marketing purposes and/or similar business activities”.
This newspaper could obtain few other details of the study however.
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