A COUNCIL has been branded potty for spending £500,000 on public toilets in one of Britain’s poorest areas.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in Scarborough, North Yorks.
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The seaside community was baffled and struggling with high unemployment.
Gemma Riley jokingly said: “In for a penny…or should i say 500k.”
And Mike Scaife fumed: ”500k? What have they used, gold fittings?”
Phil Grainger raged: “You could construct five low-cost family homes for that money.”
Peter Johnson said: “I cannot for the life of me understand the mentality of our public servants justifying half a million pounds for said project?”
The town hall bosses are hoping to recoup some of the money by charging punters 40p per urin.
Tony Randerson is a Councillor “It will be used as a benchmark for the transformation of some of our other toilet blocks in the future.”
A Scarborough Borough Council spokesperson said: “In response to public feedback we promised to improve the provision of public toilets.”