Queen Street Public Toilets

Queen Street Public Toilets
Budget: $445,100
Project timeframe: Work is scheduled to commence May 2023

THE HISTORY

Perhaps not discussed as widely as the library extension, this project has also been on the Council’s books for quite some time. By anyone’s standards, it’s less than ideal to have a toilet block directly adjacent to the clock tower war memorial and this is an opportunity to change that. The new toilet block facility will be located on the external perimeter of Seddon Square.

THE BENEFITS

The new toilet block will comprise six cubicles, which includes an accessible toilet, baby-changing facilities and a storage cupboard. This investment will better meet the needs of a growing town, accommodating for the high profile events held within the area and the increasing number of visitors annually. In addition to the toilet block, funds have been put aside for landscaping and there is early discussion around the possibility of mural art also being a feature.

With the existing toilet block nearing the end of its useful life, doing nothing is simply not an option. Council believe it’s time for progress and have budgeted for this in the upcoming financial year.

RATEABLE IMPACT

The rateable impact of this project will be $23,000 per annum respectively, based on an interest rate of 3.15% and depreciation of 2%. This cost will be spread among the 4000+ rating properties within the Waimate District. Please note, your own rates charge will differ depending on a number of factors like where you are located within the district and the capital value of your property.

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Refer to the June Newsline for more information on the above project.