Councillor John Jones and Adetomi Yemi have been supporting shoppers and local residents in their campaign to flush out charges at the shopping centre's toilets.
Chatham's Pentagon Centre has introduced a 20p fee-for-a-pee for anyone needing to spend a penny at its modernised loos, which opened last year.
There have been repeated questions in the Council chamber from angry local residents who feel it is unacceptable that this charge has been introduced because the toilets were upgraded with a £200,000 government grant, paid for by tax-payers.
The Centre have also introduced a paid member of staff to police the toilets. Taking into account costs this is something which needs urgent review.
Councillor John Jones stated
"The issue of the Pentagon Toilets has been raised by the independent Medway Pensioners Forum and also other local campaigners who feel passionately that this is another disgrace against the public purse" "This toilet fee needs to be reviewed urgently by senior management"
The toilets were council-owned toilets until they were handed over to the centre's management a year ago, when bosses were given £200,000 from the Homes and Communities Agency to give them a facelift.
Chatham's Pentagon Centre has introduced a 20p fee-for-a-pee for anyone needing to spend a penny at its modernised loos, which opened last year.
There have been repeated questions in the Council chamber from angry local residents who feel it is unacceptable that this charge has been introduced because the toilets were upgraded with a £200,000 government grant, paid for by tax-payers.
The Centre have also introduced a paid member of staff to police the toilets. Taking into account costs this is something which needs urgent review.
Councillor John Jones stated
"The issue of the Pentagon Toilets has been raised by the independent Medway Pensioners Forum and also other local campaigners who feel passionately that this is another disgrace against the public purse" "This toilet fee needs to be reviewed urgently by senior management"
The toilets were council-owned toilets until they were handed over to the centre's management a year ago, when bosses were given £200,000 from the Homes and Communities Agency to give them a facelift.
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