Priorities Archives - Page 20 of 24 - Councillor Derek Mitchell

May 29 2009
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Charlesland Shuttle Bus Causes Concern in the Burnaby

Posted by | Charlesland/Eden Gate, Environment & Bray Head, Local Work, Transport M50/N11 | No Comments

Residents of Killincarrick Road in the Burnaby have asked Local Election candidates to commit to banning the Charlesland Shuttlebus from using the road because of the noise. I do not know why it goes that way and whether it needs to. I am a very firm and longstanding supporter of Public Transport, having campaigned for the DART for 22 years, and it is essential that Charlesland Residents can get to the DART as easily as possible. I am reluctant to ban Public Transport. I have told them that I will…

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May 27 2009
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Council loses money for Kilcoole Path

Posted by | Community Facilities, Kilcoole | 231 Comments

The footpath from Holywell Estate in Kilcoole needs completing to the village. The path outside Holywell is good but people must now walk in the busy and narrow Sea Road for a short section and it is dangerous. A condition of the Planning Permission was that €37,000 should be paid by the developer to the Council so they could complete the path. I have been asking the Council for a month whether this money was received and where is it now but can’t get an answer. This money must now…

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May 26 2009
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Mitchell confident harbour will be completed

Posted by | Harbour | No Comments

Some candidates in the elections have been spreading alarm about the Visionary Project. I am confident it will be completed because: 6 Years ago I arranged that the Council would employ a top lawyer on this complex project and the selection criteria included considering the financial strength of the bidders. The Council is in a strong position because of this preparation. We expect to open the harbour, marine clubs, public slipways and public square in the Autumn 2010 and the Southern half of the hoardings will come down then. Work…

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May 10 2009
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Confident Greystones Harbour will be completed

Posted by | Achievements, Greystones, Harbour | 1,247 Comments

Simon Harris and Councillor Tom Fortune have been on the radio suggesting it wont be completed for 15 years, wanting firm information and whinging. Both of them campaigned to reject this visionary harbour project and they should check the facts before making these statements spreading alarm.   The harbour works are running about 4 months late because the waves have made it more difficult to lay the blocks than was anticipated. This work is now going to be done on two shifts over the Summer to try to complete most…

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May 05 2009
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Delgany By-Pass

Posted by | Delgany, Transport M50/N11 | 2,146 Comments

This short stretch of road will join Delgany Wood to Convent Road and will cut down traffic in Delgany village. It has been planned for 25 years and forms a vital link in the road layout. The Council is short of money and in September it was doubtful that it would go ahead. I felt that if it was needed 25 years ago it was needed even more now as the population has at least doubled since then. I pushed hard to get it started and am glad work has…

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Apr 30 2009
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Row over Council fencing Rugby Club Land

Posted by | Community Facilities, Greystones | No Comments

Greystones Rugby Club is annoyed that the Council has fenced off a piece of land used by the Club. I raised this at the Town Council and The Town Manager, Sean Quirke, stated that the Council owned the land as it was not part of the land leased to the club 5 or more years ago. ‘However the club juniors sometimes use it and the Club has fenced and maintained the land for many years and it has looked well’. This has also kept campers off it. This is in…

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