"Tenby is not getting value for money from Pembrokeshire County Council," claimed one of the resort's two county representatives this week.
Speaking at Tuesday night's meeting of Tenby Town Council, Clr. Mickey Folland, who is currently vice-chairman of the county council, felt that the town was looking "rather shabby" and called for an urgent meeting with county council officers to address the situation.
The call came as councillors discussed a letter from Mr. Keith May, of the Three Mariners public house, calling for litter bins in the St. George Street, St. Mary's Street and Crackwell Street area.
Mr. May pointed out that there were six food takeways within 50 yards of each other which had "contributed to the profusion of litter in these streets which was giving rise to concern among both businesses and residents."
He requested that the town council not only provide litter bins, but also ensure that the road sweepers give the area "additional attention."
Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane recalled that the town council had asked the county council for more litter bins some years ago, but funding had not been available.
As an alternative it had been suggested that bins were relocated from areas where there were already a number and Clr. Mrs. Lane felt that this should be followed up to ease the problem in the St. George Street area.
Clr. Folland felt that a meeting should be held between the town council and county council officers.
"We need to address the cleanliness problems of the town, because it's looking rather shabby at the moment," he said.
"The situation seems to be deteriorating and we need to meet with the appropriate officers from the county council to halt this and ensure everything is in place to keep the town in tip-top condition from Easter.
"When it comes to street cleaning, I don't feel that we are receiving value for money from the county council at present, and sadly we're not the only town or community council to feel the same," he added.