Work will commence later this month on drains which have been causing a stink in Ballyclare town centre.
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Community Planning Committee was told at a meeting on Monday night there have been
“considerable issues” with the foul drainage at Ballyclare Town Hall during the last few years.
A report to the committee said this has caused inconvenience for users of the building and has resulted in the provision of a portable toilet on site.
Public toilets at Ballyclare Town Hall were closed in August due to problems with the sewer.
The committee was told the “foul drains are unable to discharge effectively into the public sewers”.
Councillors were advised that NI Water now proposes to install two new manholes and a “lateral foul drain” through the carpark at Ballyclare Town Hall to connect into the public sewer in the road.
The work is expected to commence on October 25 and last for a week. Internal drainage works will also be carried out at Ballyclare Town Hall.
