SLIGO-DRUMCLIFFE COUNCIL ROUND-UP
Council can’t resurface Calry car park
An attempt to have a car park outside Calry Community Park resurfaced in the interests of public safety has been raised, but Sligo County Council say they can’t do the job as the car park is privately owned.
Cllr Tom Fox had proposed that the council would resurface the roadside on the R286 outside Calry Community Park for safety reasons.
He said the area was used for parking at the busy park. He sought that parking lines would be drawn and at least two disabled parking bays would be provided as a matter of urgency.
However, Sligo County Council replied that the area referenced in his motion was privately owned and cannot be resurfaced or lined using public funding.
Cllr Fox tabled the motion at Monday’s meeting of the Sligo-Drumcliffe Municipal District meeting held in Ballintogher.
Ringbuoy request for all year-round swimmers
The popularity of all year-round sea swimming has prompted calls for lifesaving rings deployed at beaches in Sligo to remain in place over the winter months by Cllr Donal Gilroy. Cllr Gilroy asked Sligo County Council (SCC) to maintain and keep the lifesaving rings at each of the beaches in [the Sligo-Drumcliffe] Municipal District over the winter period as a safety measure for all year swimming
He sought, also, that offshore buoys would be kept in place at Mullaghmore and Rosses Point to further assist the safety of open water swimmers.
SCC in response said their staff would assess each beach and, where possible, leave ring buoys in place over the winter months.
“There will however be a reduced number as many of those deployed over the bathing season would be damaged or swept away during the winter weather.
“With regard to the offshore buoys, Sligo County Council does not provide those in Rosses Point, but we will review the situation in Mullaghmore. But it should be noted that these buoys are not designed to remain in place over the winter period and may become dislodged as a result of sea conditions,” the reply added.
Safety check needed on tall trees in Grange
A qualified expert, an arborist, will be hired by Sligo County Council (SCC) to check whether tall trees at St Molaise Park in Grange pose a danger to nearby housing.
Cllr Donal Gilroy said the trees appear to have grown to a dangerous height where they now “dangerously overhang” the adjacent housing at Newtown estate.
SCC say they will engage an arborist to prepare a report for St Molaise Park.
In response to a request from Cllr Gilroy to have an assessment made on trees at Rathcormac Park which were blocking the view of the Markievicz
Monument and may be at risk of falling onto the National Primary Road N15, he was told the area engineer inspected the trees in the area adjacent to the N15 and concluded they are not a public hazard.
Path to link Carraroe Centre with Union Wood
The need for a feasibility study to be carried out by SCC to provide a trail or path to link Carraroe Centre with Union Wood/Sligo Way was outlined by Cllr Thomas Walsh. Speaking at the recent meeting of the Drumcliffe-Sligo Municipal District, he asked the Council to make an application for a feasibility study via the Outdoor Recreation Fund/ Active Travel.
The council said the proposal may be included for consideration in
2023, but eligibility criteria is not yet available.
The reply added that feasibility study awards for route selection may not be eligible, the reply added.
Efforts to address speeding problems in Ballygawley
Following on from work in Ballygawley where traffic calming measures were provided in 2013, Sligo County Council (SCC) has more plans in the pipeline to improve speed reduction in the village. In response to a query from Cllr Thomas Walsh, who wanted an update to an October 2021 motion where he asked what had been done to address speeding in Ballygawley village and what measures are proposed to address speeding, he was reminded by SCC of the work done in 2013 and work that is planned: “Significant traffic calming works were carried out in Ballygawley in 2013 which included the provision of traffic calming gateways approaching the village, construction of build outs and lining.
“The provision of a footpath opposite Riocht and Si housing estate linking with the existing footpath in the village as referred to in the Notice of Motion from October 2021, should further enhance traffic calming measures through the village. “The design of this footpath will be included with the design of the Ballygawley to Catledargan Active Travel scheme. A source of funding will then have to be agreed.
“The relining of the R290 junction and through the village will also be considered in the maintenance programme for this year.”