A man urinates in the vicinity of the Falmouth Courthouse in Trelawny. - photo by Marc King

FALMOUTH, Trelawny:

The stench of old garbage and stagnant water is nothing new to certain spots of the historic town of Falmouth. Now, the pungent scent of urine has been added and is becoming a nuisance in other areas of the town, especially around the courthouse.

The recently enacted law against public urination is not being fully enforced in the town. Many individuals disregard a well-maintained public rest room, which is centrally located and is about 150 metres east of the courthouse.

The current attendant at the facility, a middle-age female amputee who did not wish to give her name, said while it costs just $30 to use the restroom, she only gets a few "decent people" who refuse to resort to the streets. At times, the amputee says, taxi operators mockingly come within a few metres of the actual public bathroom facility to urinate.

"Fortunately for the town, they turn up when they want to defecate," she laughed.

"My trip to the bathroom down the alley was stifling," said Thelma Ruth, a 60-year-old patron, who was exiting the restroom when The Gleaner visited Falmouth, as she pointed to the left of the building down the path where the Clark's Town and Albert Town taxis park.

There are numerous tourist-related renovations and developments in store for Trelawny's capital. However, the embarrassing stench is something residents say needs to be addressed before any constructive work is undertaken.

- Marc King