Marty Walsh tells Southie beachgoers to hold it: ‘Somebody’s front yard is not a bathroom’
"You’re not supposed to drink on the beach either, and I know people are drinking on the beach."
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Mayor Marty Walsh has a message for the Southie beachgoers who don’t have a pot to — ahem — relieve themselves in: Hold it.
The mayor was asked about the bathroom situation during a press conference Monday by a reporter who told Walsh residents near M Street Beach are upset some of the people soaking up the sun are also urinating around the nearby homes.
“The people using the beach: Somebody’s front yard is not a bathroom,” Walsh said. “And it’s not incumbent upon the City of Boston to provide a bathroom for you, especially with COVID. We’re asking people to be careful.”
While the beach is state property, the city-owned Curley Community Center, located right on the beach, is closed for renovations, according to the city website. But centers across Boston have also shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Those who have to go when out at the beach are apparently without access to facilities.
“Right now, our Curley Community Center is closed for a reason because of COVID-19,” Walsh said. “We haven’t even started summer camps yet, and we’re being very cautious of that, and eventually we’re going to be opening up some of our facilities for our kids. And you know, we’re asking people (to) take precautions.”
Walsh said the city has had initial conversations about bringing in porta-potties to the area, but plans are not finalized.
Still, no matter what, people should not be going to the bathroom in a front yard, he said.
“If you get caught urinating in someone’s yard, you get arrested for that,” the mayor said. “Have respect for the people around you.
“You know, you’re not supposed to drink on the beach either, and I know people are drinking on the beach, so,” he added with a shrug. “It’s a public beach.”
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