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Several ways are being considered by the Birmingham Parks and Recreation board to assist an east Birmingham community that is currently exposed to human waste.

Many people are left with little choice after experiencing escalated sewer bills. They are now making use of vacant homes as outhouses in the neighbourhood of Wahouma. The vice president of Wahouma Neighborhood Association, Robert Walker, brought up this issue before the Birmingham City Council. He was, however, referred to the Birmingham mayor’s office to speak of his concerns.

This week, Walker had a discussion with the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board. He requested the board to grant permission for the installation of portable toilets at the Wahouma Park.

Presently, several options are being considered by the board to resolve the issue of toilet facilities at Birmingham parks. One of the options under consideration is to unlock the current restrooms at the Wahouma Park. These restrooms are currently only open whenever there are special events being hosted in the park. On other days throughout the year, the restrooms are kept closed, causing an inconvenience for the visitors.

The response that came from the board’s meeting was found satisfactory by Robert Walker and he was pleased with the outcome of the discussion. He said: “They are willing to work with the neighbourhood to solve the issue. That is a lot more than what we were expecting.”

Larry Cockrell, member of the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board, suggested that a solution must be found for this ongoing problem. He said: “I look forward to resolving the issue and trying to support the community in providing a safe as well a healthy environment for the neighbourhood.”

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Town officials are going to have a detailed discussion at a meeting that will be held on May 15 regarding public restrooms at Community Field in Litchfield. These restrooms are currently closed and all those coming to Community Field for its playground or any sporting events do not have any option but to use the portable toilets.

A Board of Selectmen’s meeting was held on Tuesday where Helen Bunnell, a representative from the Parks and Recreation department raised several concerns about the issue.

Bunnell said: “Approximately no less than 100 people a day pass through there between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m. with the Tri-Town Little League. A summer camp will begin in June, and approximately fifty children a day will be coming to the area at Community Field. These children will be between ages 3 and 14.

She said that the Park and Recreation Department is planning to spend $6,000 to fix the bathrooms. The proposal includes replacement and paint work for the sinks and toilets. Due to the programs that are run by the department every year, there has been considerable amount of profit made and the department’s account is presently worth $70,000.

While these renovations are being made, the number of portable toilets will be increased from two to four.

Bunnell said: “With the additional units and cost of cleaning, seven months this year it is going to cost up at least $6,720 to rent port-a-potties. I think it’s pretty embarrassing there is a facility there and the doors are locked.”

Tom Waterfall, vice-president Tri-Town Little League, said that the budget constraints faced by the town are totally understandable. However, around 300 students take part in the league activities. The current facilities utilized by them are not adequate.

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As a result of the city’s General Services Department’s plan to cut expenditure, there can be possible delayed garbage pickups, longer grass, and portable toilets on the Belle Isle.

Several proposals were discussed on Wednesday by department heads and members of the Detroit City Council after the task was announced to make millions in budget cuts.

The director of the department, Bradley Dick, said that next year’s budget amounts to $39 million – this is $8.6 million less than this year. This means, he said, that there will be a decline in the services.

When going into the details of the proposal, it was spilled out that there will be more emphasis on the upkeep of a dozen major parks, while the smaller ones, as well as grass at 100,000 vacant parcels will not be cut at all.

Another suggestion was regarding changes in the restroom facilities, or comfort stations. These will be closed down permanently, and will be replaced with portable toilets.

As a result of this, city workers will primarily focus on cutting grass, and will not assist organizations or groups that set up outings on the island.

A proposal was given by Councilman James Tate that an entrance fee be imposed on people who visit Belle Isle rather than closing down of the comfort stations altogether.

“That’s really no way to treat Belle Isle,” Tate said.

According to Dick, however, these stations are too expensive to maintain. There are too many incidents to vandalism and stuffing the toilets down that plumbers are required to be on call all the time.

“I know a portable toilet isn’t as glamorous or as nice, but it’s better than nothing,” Dick said.
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Fortitude Valley in Brisbane is without adequate public toilet facilities. The Valley being Greens’ party central, has become a difficult place for the candidates who are now taking their grief to the street.

Rachael Jacobs, Green’s candidate for Brisbane Central, launched a cheekily-named campaign with the slogan “Take the Piss out of Brisbane.”

A university education lecturer showed concern regarding lack of portable toilet facilities in the area and its impact on the small businesses. There are only five public toilets in the Valley. So, people – especially those coming out of clubs at 3 a.m. – have nowhere to go to relieve themselves. “People are going in alleys, people are going in doorways, people are going in shopfronts and it is really hurting small business.”

Premier Campbell Newman, Brisbane’s Lord Mayor in 2009, tried extra portable public toilets in the Fortitude Valley after several reported incidents of people urinating in local shops.

This toilet trial was pressured by the Labour councillors and was also backed by the Taxi Council of Queensland. The trial, however, was killed due to the stench of public toilets. Also, there was no further commitment to build new toilets in the entertainment precinct.

In 2010, Bligh government gave orders to Queensland police to give out $100 on-the-spot fines to people urinating publically.

The kinds of toilets that were trialled were simply not suitable for the people. Ms Jacobs said, “Other solutions that have worked in other cities, like Sydney, [include] portable ‘urinal pods’.” Another example was given by her of public toilets that are built on subterranean systems. These are elevated above-ground at night and then hidden back below ground during the day.

Carol Gordon, spokeswoman for Valley Chamber of Commerce, complained that fine for public urination is also not a great solution. She said, “You’re going to be fining people for this when they have no other option; what else can they do?”

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