Greystones Archives - Page 16 of 21 - Councillor Derek Mitchell

Nov 30 2011
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Greystones Secondary School competition unfair

Posted by | Education, Greystones | No Comments

Wicklow VEC is spending €8,000 of taxpayers money and state paid staff to persuade people. This is very unfair on the voluntary Educate Together Group which must raise funds for brochures and must rely on volunteers in order to inform people of their project. €8,000 buys a lot of leaflets and publicity. A fair competition should give the same amount of taxpayers money to each group. The new Secondary School at Blacklion in Greystones is scheduled to open in 2014. Currently a number of school patrons are running campaigns to…

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Nov 10 2011
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Cllr Mitchell warmly welcomes the opening of Greystones Harbour

Posted by | Achievements, Greystones, Harbour, Local Work | 4,440 Comments

The interim harbour was opened to the public on the 5th November. This consists of two public slipways, also beach launching facilities, boat compounds for the Sea Scouts, Rowers, Divers, Sailors and Anglers. The South Harbour Wall and the beach are now available for walking, opening it up for all to use. Cllr. Mitchell said ‘The boat launching facilities are the best in the country and will provide adults and the youth with great sporting opportunities’. The photo shows Cllr Mitchell standing at the top of the new slipway. Nama…

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Oct 13 2011
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NAMA gives some hope Greystones Harbour Medical Centre will be started

Posted by | Community Facilities, Greystones, Harbour, Local Business | 11 Comments

NAMA has replied to Greystones Town Council and stated that they are currently discussing funding for Phase 2 with the developer. While they give no indication of a decision they ‘are expecting that the matter will be brought to a conclusion within weeks’. The letter was in reply to a letter from the Town Council which was also pursued by Ann Ferris T.D. I am pleased that this is being brought to a conclusion after some years of delay and hope for a favourable decision so that construction can start…

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Jul 15 2011
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Greystones Harbour Public Access

Posted by | Greystones, Harbour | No Comments

Dear All, Following on from various meetings including community liaison meetings held last week, I attach for your information two layout drawings showing proposed public access arrangements pending completion of the Primary Care Centre (Option 1A) and following completion of the PCC (Option 1B). As you will recall it is proposed to commence construction of the PCC in September of this year and these works will take approximately one year to complete. Work on the erection of the permanent railing at the southern (Cliff Road) end of harbour will commence…

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Jul 15 2011
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Harbour Plan Welcome

Posted by | Greystones, Harbour | No Comments

Final Greystones Harbour Plan welcomed Having consulted with the community Sispar has produced their final plan for September and are currently implementing it. This provides the best public boat launching facilities in Ireland even in this temporary solution. There is also good walking access to the area and South Pier together with car parking and green areas. To construct the Health Centre safely the hoardings at the North end will remain but the large green area there should open in a year. The South hoardings will be taken down. I…

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Jul 06 2011
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Greystones Harbour Plan, Good feedback

Posted by | Greystones, Harbour | No Comments

The developers met Harbour Users and the wider Consultation Group last night (Tuesday) representing about 25 different groups in the town. Sispar have amended their plan to deal with some earlier consultation issues, reducing the parking area and providing a green area. Some spaces will now be for parking boat trailers. They also hope to open the permanent green area South of the Health Centre in about 10 months as construction permits.   Most groups were very pleased with the facilities provided especially the Boat Users. A number of suggestions…

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Jun 29 2011
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Greystones Harbour to be Opened by early September. Welcome

Posted by | Greystones, Harbour | No Comments

Sispar told a meeting of Town Councillors that they intend to open temporary facilities by the end of August. This will consist of: · Taking down most hoardings and replacing with decorative railings thus opening up the views. The railings are already being made. · Opening the harbour beach and 2nd public slipway which is a calmer one. · Fencing the entire area to be given to clubs for boat parking, greatly improving facilities for Anglers, Rowers, Sea Scouts, Divers and Sailors. · Car Parking and wide access to the…

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Jun 28 2011
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Greystones to Wicklow Walk. Meeting with Irish Rail

Posted by | Greystones, Wicklow | No Comments

Irish Rail will be fencing most of this for safety reasons and will close off to pedestrians the Breeches Bridge at Kilcoole. I met with Irish Rail last week and they have agreed to ask bridge engineers to design a solution which will probably be a separate pedestrian bridge. However this is likely to cost over €500,000 and money must be found. ‘At least if we have a solution designed we can lobby for funds to keep it open’ said Cllr Derek Mitchell.

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Jun 27 2011
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Greystones new Secondary School should be an Educate Together one

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The Minister for Education has announced that a new Secondary school will be built in Greystones before 2017. The population expanded rapidly and there will be a shortage of places soon, so I am glad that the Minister has now recognised this. The site is owned by the Department and is close to Lidl. No Patron has been announced but I want to see an Educate Together School as this has the best chance of getting pupils to study in Greystones. Greystones is unusual as 60% of pupils go outside…

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