Sligo Drumcliff Agendas 2020
Agenda of meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo-Drumcliff will be held at 2pm on Monday, 21st September 2020 in Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo
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15th September 2020
TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF SLIGO-DRUMCLIFF
A meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo-Drumcliff will be held:
AT: 2.00 p.m.
ON: Monday, 21st September 2020
IN: Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo
You are requested to attend.
P. Lavelle
Staff Officer
CLÁR
- To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo-Drumcliff held on 20th July 2020 (copy attached and posted on extranet).
- Matters Arising.
- To receive an update on the preparation of a Local Area Plan for the Sligo and Environs area (verbal update).
DEFERRED MOTIONS
- To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
That a survey be carried out on the Bog Road at Mountedward and funding sought for strengthening works and repair. - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
That emergency funding be applied for to undertake urgent repairs to the road at Luke's Bridge and surrounds and for further drainage works to take place in that particular area to ensure this doesn't happen again. - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
That rumble strips/traffic calming measures and road safety signs be fitted on the road outside Lissadell Park Housing Estate on the Oxfield Road at Carney. - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
“To ask Sligo County Council to outline a timeline on design and consultation process for a proposed one-way system for Collooney Town”. - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
“To ask Sligo County Council to engage with Coillte and Sligo Leader (Walkways Officer) to consider an application to the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Fund under Measure 2 or Measure 3 to upgrade the Sligo Way trail including improvement of the trail itself following recent damage, to improve on point signage, provision of map boards for local villages including Coolaney, Collooney, Ballygawley and Ballintogher and to fund new linkages”. - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Fox:
“To call on Sligo County Council to confirm that the Roads Programme of the Sligo-Drumcliffe Municipal District that was passed at the February meeting remains in place and to ask will works be carried out before the end of this year?”
MOTIONS
- To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
“To ask if Sligo County Council have any plans to improve services on the Old Bundoran Road, in particular from Rathbraughan Estate up to the Red Cottage junction. There is a need for road widening, bends removal, street lighting, footpaths and bus stops to provide for current and future developments. At present this route is currently taking all southbound traffic including HGV’s from Donegal to Cork. When any accidents happen on the N16 traffic is always diverted down the Old Bundoran Road leading to serious safety concerns.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
“That pedestrian and cyclists safety be addressed on the Drum road, a Local road (L3405) with a primary school situated just at the end of the road in the village of Rathcormac. It was once a quiet residential road but is now an extremely busy road. It is used by cars, buses, vans and trucks and is getting busier and busier, exacerbated by ever increasing numbers using it as an alternative route into town because of road works.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
“To call on Sligo County Council to appeal for funding under the low cost accidents scheme to address a dangerous bend on the R287 near Dooney Rock where a number of cars have turned over.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
“To call on Sligo County Council to run a programme of work on all the storm drains in the Sligo/Drumcliff area similar to the one in Sligo Town.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
“That Sligo Place Names Committee considers the proposal to name a Sligo street, walkway or building after former Republic of Ireland Manager and 1966 World Cup winner Jack Charlton.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Fox:
“I call on Sligo county council to urgently review the speed limit (currently 80kph) on the Drum Road (L3405) before there is a serious accident.
Also, to urgently provide a footpath on the stretch of road adjoining the carpark at Rathcormack School to be included in the footpath improvement programme.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
“To call on Sligo County Council to make improvements to the pier and adjacent car park at the Lake Isle of Innisfree and also entrance road and the car-park surface at Slishwood.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
“To call on Sligo County Council to seek an update from Bus Eireann and the CEO of the National Transport Authority with regards the status of the review of bus services in county Sligo and to again call on them to extend the Sligo bus service to Carraroe incorporating Carraroe Retail Park. To once again ensure they are aware there is a bus stop in situ with no bus service.
And to invite the CEO of the NTA to a meeting with members to discuss the same.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Fox:
“To ask who is responsible for the pole that is in a hazardous position on the R278 opposite the premises formerly known as Hargadon’s Pub, Loughanelton, Calry.” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
“To call on Sligo County Council to clarify who owns and who is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the large green areas in Woodbrook Heights estate in Ballisodare and the Fairways Estate in Collooney and to outline a plan on how these large green areas are to be maintained into the future and to write to the owner to carry out the necessary”action”regarding these green areas” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
“That Sligo County Council Roads Department examine the Speed Limits currently operational in Rosses Point Village and Consider the introduction of a 30km Per Hour Speed Limit in all areas of the village except the Promenade”. - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
“That Sligo County Council examine possible ways of recruiting (Volunteer or Paid) summer-time Community Wardens to carry out enforcement work on breaches of Bye Laws in Rural Areas. These Community Wardens could work with and assist full time council officials and Gardai in the enforcement of the Bye Laws. Offences such as Parking in special areas of conservation, obstructing of roads, Littering, Overnight Camping, Control of Dogs, control of Horses and acts of vandalism against public and private property could all be dealt with by a team of properly trained Community Wardens” - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
“That Sligo County Council Roads Department introduce speed control measures such as speed ramps or rumble strips on L7408 from Flannery Motors to Drumcliff RC Church, Vehicle speeds in this area have increased substantially as have the number of walkers and cyclists with access to the burial ground and childcare facility in the area”. - To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Fox:
“To ask Sligo County Council to include the following roads in the Schedule of Sligo-Drumcliffe Municipal District Works for 2021 for Roads, Transportation & Infrastructure:
L34061 at Kiltycooly, Drum
R286 Hazelwood Road to Leitrim County boundary”. - Correspondence (None).
- Any Other Business.
Meeting Date 21/09/2020