All not rosey in the garden at Annabella roundabout
WHILE the realignment of the Annabella Roundabout in Mallow may have been a success from a traffic management point of view, it would appear that all is still not quite rosy in the garden.
This after the condition of the roundabout was called into question by Cllr Melissa Mullane (SF) during this week’s meeting of Cork County Council’s northern area committee.
It had been envisaged that the planting of flowers in the middle of the roundabout would leave it looking a ‘ blooming marvellous’ riot of colour and fauna.
However, Cllr Mullane said that this was far from the case, asking who was supposed to be in charge of maintaining the roundabout.
“While there has been some work done there, people are saying the flowers look more like weeds. In fairness, unless you are a professional gardener, you would hardly know the difference,” she said.
Both she and Cllr John Paul O’Shea (Ind) asked the Council’s Director of Road Services, Tom Stritch, to clarify who was responsible for maintaining the centre of the roundabout.
“The suggestion is that most of the work there is complete. To me, it looks as though the planting on the roundabout is not finished and that what has been done has not worked,” said Cllr O’Shea.
“We need to know if more planting is to be done and who is responsible for maintaining the planting between the two roads, which is now full of weeds.”
In reply, Mr Stritch said the roundabout had been deliberately planted densely, the idea being that when the plants took root there would be no problem with weeds.
“Unfortunately, this has not happened so the contractor must come back and redo sections of it. That is a requirement of the contract. They have undertaken some weeding in the meridian between the roundabouts and that is ongoing,” he said.
“I have also seen correspondence with the contractor where they are engaging landscaping experts back to finalise planting on the roundabout and undertake maintenance on an ongoing basis. It is part of the contract that if they replace plants they have to maintain them,” he added. THE death took place of Mary (Cissie ) O’Connell on Thursday, June 14, at her residence at Ivy Court, Chapel Lane.
Mary is survived by her son, John; relations; and friends. Requiem Mass was celebrated in St Mary’s Church at 11.30am on Monday, June 18, followed by burial in Ballyclough Old Cemetery.
To the O’Connell family we express our deepest sympathy.
THE death took place of Sean Twomey at his residence in Leaselands on Sunday, June 10.
Sean, who will always be remembered as a very friendly man with that beaming smile, is predeceased by his wife, Kitty, and survived by his sons Brian, Sean and Kevin; daughter, Mary; relations; neighbours; and friends. Requiem Mass was celebrated in St Mary’s Church on Thursday, June 14, at 2.30pm followed by burial in St Gobnait’s Cemetery.
To the Twomey family we extend our sincere sympathy.