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It’s become the No. 1 concern for police and area business owners.

Intended to stem a foul tide of public urination complaints, a glass-walled public toilet plaguing a popular Edmonton nightlife destination has instead become a popular go-to for those with more on their minds than relieving themselves.

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The Edmonton Sun reported Thursday that the public lavatory — constructed in 2012 on Whyte Ave. and Gateway Blvd. — has become a magnet of complaints and a regular stop by members of the city’s police force, who say it’s regularly used as a shelter for vagrants, a place to drink alcohol or as a shooting gallery for illegal drug users.

“Short of actually having somebody there 24 hours a day monitoring it, I don’t see anything being a long-term solution,” said Const. Dan Tallack, of the Edmonton Police Service.

He said a lack of local social services may to be blame for the toilet’s “alternative uses,” noting the winter months produce fewer incidents as an area homeless shelter offered extended hours during the cold weather.