Posted by Cllr Ken Glynn on 30/05/12
2.5 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County Council to carry out additional works at the pedestrian entrance to Green Park Meadows and The Avenue, as requested by local residents.
Reply: Mullingar Area Office has removed the decorative chippings along this avenue and replaced it with topsoil and seeding, trimmed back trees and shrubs and repaired the timber fencing. It has no plans for further work on this emergency access road.
I have raised this issue on quite a number of occasions and while works have been carried out, its clearly not enough and I have asked council to speak with local residents with a view to additional improvements been made.
2.6 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County Council to resurface the footpaths in the vicinity of the Ballymahon Road roundabout.
Reply: The surface on the concrete paths at this location and others have suffered from the severe weather during the winters of 2009/2010 and 2010/2011. Mullingar Area Office is investigating a cost effective solution to repairing the surface of the paths.
This stretch of footpath is clearly in poor repair and I welcome the news that they will remedy this situation in the near future.This area is heavily utilised by pedestrians and Council have guaranteed me that works will be done in the near future.
2.7 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County Council to ensure that all the drains on the Longford Road across from where works at St.Mary’s Hospital took place, are fully cleared and operational.
Reply: Mullingar Area Office will be clearing all road gullies in the town in the coming months as part of its pre-winter annual maintenance.
In addition to this response the Council have told me that they will immediately check all gullies at this location and take appropriate action.
2.8 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County Council to fulfil the promise made to the residents of Green Road, which was to have 2-3 public lights installed on the back lane once this area had been surface dressed.
Reply: There is no funding available for new street lighting in 2012.
I am going to continue this argument as local residents were promised these lights and I will ask council to make provision for them in the next works budget.
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