January 2016 Meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District Meeting
Notice of Motions in the name of Cllr Sinead Guckian
At the January meeting of the Carrick on Shannon Municipal District I will ask the South Leitrim Area Engineer to install an additional drain gulley, into the existing public drainage system, at Belmount Drumsna. The installation of this additional gulley was previously agreed, as water lodges along the road causing flooding adjacent to Duignan’s and O Dowd’s houses in Belmount. The footpath in this area has also been damaged and eroded due to the ongoing flooding and it requires immediate attention and repair too.
REPLY FROM THE SENIOR ENGINEER:
The drainage layout at this location will be examined and additional gully provided as necessary.
RESPONDING TO THE REPLY
Cllr Sinead Guckian advised the senior engineer that this had been previously investigated and agreement was given that the work would be carried out in conjunction with other works being carried out in the village. She advised that this had not happened and requested that the work would be scheduled without further delay. She welcomed the support of other members
Notice of Motions in the name of Cllr Sinead Guckian
At the January meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District I will ask the Director of Services, Planning & Infrastructure, to investigate the possibility of providing traffic calming and/or relevant signage, on the R299 Drumsna / Kiltoghert road, to address road safety concerns on the road. The volume of traffic has increased considerably on this road and there are high volumes of large vehicles also travelling on this route. Over the years the Council has increased the width of the road to allow two vehicles to pass safely but in doing so, most of the grass margins have been removed and incorporated into the road width, leaving little or no room for pedestrians or persons moving farm animals to stand in for safety, from passing traffic.
REPLY FROM THE SENIOR ENGINEER:
This is a busy regional road, similar in alignment and width to most other regional roads in the county. If there are particular warning signs requested these will be considered.
RESPONDING TO THE REPLY
Cllr Sinead Guckian welcomed the response and requested that the appropriate Animal warning road signs would be erected as soon as possible to give advance notice to drivers of the movement of agricultural animals and horses.
