article_snippet.sent: The town council agreed to take over the running of the four public toilets from Cornwall Council at the start of 2013.
article_snippet.sent: But more than two years later, the details of the transfer of ownership of three of them - Caffa Mill, the main car park and Readymoney Cove – are still being worked out by The town council while the fourth block, at the Town Quay, is shut for refurbishment.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The town council is really pleased to be able to take on the ownership of the toilets.
article_snippet.sent: As a town council we feel we need to get the Town Quay toilets up and running and then go from there.
article_snippet.sent: The Town Quay toilets were already owned by The town council but leased to Cornwall Council, which has meant the handover could be completed more quickly.
article_snippet.sent: Refurbishment work started last week and Refurbishment work is hoped The Town Quay toilets will be open within eight weeks, with the toilet for the disabled being available to use while work is done on the others.
article_snippet.sent: When The Town Quay toilets reopen, visitors will have to pay 20p per use to offset the cost to The town councilThe Town Quay toilets.
article_snippet.sent: Town clerk Sally Vincent added: ‘The cost of running toilets is astronomical.
article_snippet.sent: The town council figures suggest Cornwall Council figures will cost a minimum of £26,000 a year to run the four sets of toilets, with the town having to cover insurance costs and business rates as well as cleaning, maintenance and consumables.
article_snippet.sent: Until the transfer of ownership on the three blocks at the main car park, Readymoney Cove and Caffa Mill, is completed, the responsibility for opening the toilets will rest with The town council.