Local residents concerned as Bayview House is becoming dumping hotspot
BAYVIEW house has becoming a hotspot for fly tipping and is causing serious issues for residents living in the local area, it has been claimed.
The issue was raised at the May meeting of Drogheda Municipal District by Councillor Richie Culhane.
He said despite the best efforts of the council to secure the property it was once again open as people had pulled the barrier off the window. Cllr Culhane said there was a lot of anti-social behaviour taking place in the property and a huge number of bags of rubbish had also been dumped both within the house and in the surrounding area.
He said this was now attracting rats and vermin which was affecting those living in close proximity to the property.
‘ There were six new bags of rubbish dumped there this weeks. Dogs have pulled them apart and there are dirty nappies and household waste on the lane. I think this area is a hotspot for dumping and the council needs to take action and install CCTV. People see it as an easy place to dump rubbish. We need to put in a covert camera and prosecute those dumping here.’
Agreeing, Councillor Paul Bell said it was time for Louth County Council to confront the owners of the property who are allowing this behaviour to continue. ‘We need to use whatever powers we have to make the owners do soemthing about this,’ he said.
The house, which is situated on an elevated site just off the Dublin Road, was built between 1850 and 1855 and has previously been identified in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage 2006.
It is currently listed on the council’s protected structure register.
Borough Engineer Pat Finn said the council’s position is that this is a private property and irrespective of who dumps there it is the responsibility of the owner to deal with it.
‘We are following up with enforcement action there,’ he said.