State-of-the art public toilets were built in Milton and Balclutha last year.
At the opening of the Milton site last May, Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan said the new facilities would bring benefits for both towns.
"They give people another reason to stop, and being located in the heart of the town with plenty of parking, there’s a greater chance people will also spend time and money at the surrounding businesses," he said.
However, The Clutha Leader has recently received letters querying the unfinished state of the toilets’ surroundings.
"Where do the tourists park now if they do manage to see the toilet block," one letter asked of the Balclutha site.
"They don’t, they drive on."
Some Milton residents were particularly keen to see landscaping completed around the Grey St toilets to offer a welcome relief for Clutha Gold Trail cyclists after their long trip from Lawrence.
"Both destination toilet facilities will have their landscaping and signage completed as part of the streetscape projects," Clutha District Council chief executive officer Steve Hill said last week.
"Funding for both of these projects is available from year one of the LTP — 2024-25 financial year," Mr Hill said.
"It is intended that from March 2024, scoping and planning for all of this work will commence to determine the correct procurement process necessary to then enable physical works to commence in the 2024-25 financial year."
"The portacom toilet [at the Balclutha site] is being removed as per the works and will be relocated to the Tuapeka Mouth Domain," Mr Hill said.
"The decision to relocate the surplus toilet was made by councillors at the council meeting on 3 August 2023.
"The public toilet will meet the needs of domain users, including peak times when the reserve is used for cricket games or other events. We don’t have a date for removal at this stage," Mr Hill said.
The council did not supply any ideas on how the new paving, carparking, gardening, signage or surveillance might look when completed.
CDC greenspace supervisor Stacy Ferguson said users who were unhappy with the with the toilets’ cleanliness or wanted to report the need for repair due to abuse should put in a service request through the council website.
