At last weeks meeting of the Mullingar Area Committee Cllr Ken Glynn received the following replies to the issues he raised.
Questions:
Q.7 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County
Council to prioritise Newbrook Grove and Newbrook Drive in this years’ road
resurfacing budget.
Reply: Potholes at Newbrook Drive will
be repaired as soon as possible. This
road will be considered for resurfacing in 2013.
Q.8 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County
Council to prioritise Columb Drive and Fairgreen in this years’ road
resurfacing budget.
Reply: Potholes at
this area will be repaired as soon as possible.
Columb Drive
will be considered for resurfacing in 2013.
Q.9 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County
Council to outline what works it will carry out on the old St.Laurence’s
Terrace area and consult with all local residents to see what long term plan
can be put in place for this section of land.
Reply: The Council’s Housing
Section demolished these old houses last year in order to make the area safe. The Housing Section has advised that it will
carry out an examination of this section of land but any proposals recommended
would be subject to the availability of funding.
Motions:
6.9 Cllr.Glynn: To call on Westmeath County Council to
immediately take steps to have the broadband company reinstate the green area
at the entrance to Ashefield Estate to its original condition and that works
are carried out to rectify this matter to the satisfaction of all local
residents.
Reply: Westmeath County Council has received a cash bond from the
broadband installers.This bond will not be refunded until all works are
satisfactorily completed.
6.10 Cllr.Glynn: To call on Westmeath
County Council to set in place a plan to carry out a review of the winter
gritting schedule as a matter of priority.
Reply: The Council currently treats approximately 490km of public
roads in the county, including all national routes, most regional routes and
some local roads in the main towns. The
priority routes were reviewed in 2011 and 30km of additional routes were added
to the list. There is no capacity at
present, in terms of staff and equipment, to extend the routes any further. However, the NRA does intend to contract out
the winter maintenance of the M6 and M4 before the 2013/2014 winter season and
this change would necessitate a full review of the Council’s winter maintenance
operations. If the NRA proceeds to
contract, this review will be undertaken before October 2013.
6.11 Cllr.Glynn: To call on Westmeath
County Council to bring forward measures to prevent the ongoing problem of
illegal dumping at Butlers Bridge near Lough Ennell.
Reply: Butlers
Bridge is a litter black
spot and is included on a rota of regular inspections. All incidents of littering/dumping are
investigated and the continued support of the public is essential in forming
the response from the Council’s Environment Section. Appropriate enforcement
action will be taken, which may include closing part of this road to vehicular
traffic.
6.12 Cllr.Glynn: To call on Westmeath
County Council to prioritise the road at Keoltown, Ballinea for road
resurfacing as many parts of this road are in a poor state of repair and also
to erect a name sign at the top of the road.
Reply: Potholes on this road have been repaired. There are two signs at
the end of the road indicating Road L 51432.
