Carrick Municipal District Meeting
With Special permission of the Chairperson Cllr Sinead Guckian also raised concerns over the future of the An Post Office in Carrick on Shannon.
Cllr Sinead Guckian, advised the meeting that she had been contacted by a number of businesses and concerned persons regarding the future of the An Post Office and service in Carrick on Shannon. Cllr Guckian informed the meeting, that while she had written to An Post’s operations manager she had not received any clarification yet as to what the future for the Office would be. She sought clarification because it was her understanding that possible discussions were underway to contract out the services of An Post for the town of Carrick on Shannon and she advised that she shared the concerns being expressed by people. “The An Post Offices in Carrick on Shannon are very much in the heart of the town, it is one of the busiest premises. We have sat here at many meetings trying to address concerns raised by business owners within the town centre regarding the decrease in footfall and how the Council could assist in attracting more visitors and shoppers into the town centre. The last thing that we now need is that a current crucial service is withdrawn or relocated. Cllr Guckian requested the support of the members in contacting An Post and outlining the critical part their offices play in the overall sustainability of the town centre. She requested that the Council would also request An Post to clearly outline to the Council their plans for the Carrick on Shannon Offices. Cllr Guckian welcomed the support of all members.
Motion of Motion in the Name of Cllr Sinead Guckian
At the November meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District. I will ask for the support of Members in calling on the Director of Services to ensure that provision is made in the 2015 Budget for the funding of works adjacent to Leitrim Village National School. The works proposed would replace the grass verge, on the left side of the entrance to the National School, with a pedestrian footpath or at a minimum the area would be kerbed. The green area in question is not kerbed and therefore it lends itself to vehicles pulling in onto it and parking, this makes its maintenance difficult for the voluntary tidy towns group. Providing a pedestrian footpath would also improve road safety for pupils attending the school.
REPLY FROM LCC: The cost of the works requested will be estimated and they can be considered when the works programme for 2015 is being prepared. Improvements at this location will be contingent on finding the necessary funding.
In response to the Council Councillor Sinead Guckian requested that the costing’s would be completed as soon as possible and that she would receive a copy of same. She requested that given the importance of this issue, from a pedestrian safety point of view that it would be given priority consideration under the 2015 road works programme.
Motion of Motion in the Name of Cllr Sinead Guckian
At the November meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District I will ask the South Leitrim Area Engineer to immediately address the serious subsidence of the pedestrian footpath at Kingston Terrace, Carrick on Shannon. The footpath in this area is in a very dangerous state of collapse.
REPLY FROM LCC: The footpath will be examined and necessary repairs undertaken.
In response to the Council Councillor Sinead Guckian acknowledged that some work had been carried out on the footpath in recent day, but requested that additional work would be completed as there was still an area of subsidence to be addressed. She welcomed the response from the Area Engineer that this additional work would be completed within the next week.
