Louth Sinn Fein candidate Byrne welcomes council intervention in Moneymore
“The Council need to be commended for getting behind the initiative," she said.
‘Our Place’ – A community led initiative by local residents to take action and improve serious issues affecting their local community held a walk around the Moneymore area some weeks ago for all stakeholders best placed to offer support and resources to assist them in their endeavours.
Sinn Féin general election candiate Cllr Joanna Byrne has welcomed a proactive response to the issues that the community have been battling , following a very successful collaborative afternoon on the ground around the area with Louth County Council Officials including Joe McGuinness Acting Chief Executive and Ger Murphy Director of Services for Housing with Elected Representatives and Staff from Connect FRC.
Cllr Byrne recived an update from Louth County Council today outlining a series of measures and actions that the Council have committed to undertaking; which includes the following actions:
Review of plans for the Gap; Multi Use Games area re-vamp which will conclude this Friday ; Additional Playground pieces to be installed; Clean Up of all the waste material in Green area between Moneymore and Laurence Park ; Grass will be subsequently cut providing a fully cut area as opposed to central area only; Traffic Wardens undertaking scheduled patrols of Moneymore entrance and additional yellow lining also to be done.; An Additional Community House to be allocated to Connect FRC; Eight Allocations have now been madeto vacant houses owned by the Council with two remaining to be resolved ASAP; Long term privately owned vacant houses to be considered for CPO; Several public streetlights that were cut or knocked down are to be replaced and Consideration will been given to infill housing in former play area.
Speaking following the communication this afternoon Cllr Byrne has said;
“The Council need to be commended for getting behind the initiative organised by ‘Our Place, Our community’. Never in my 8 years on the Council have I seen so many senior staff, including the CE join residents, elected reps and stakeholders on a 2hr engaging walk around an area discussing the issues that are affecting the community.
"Action on many of these issues has been swift and prompt, from additional amenities including another community house, to a dedicated focus on dereliction, vacancy and traffic and dumping. All of these measures will ease the burden on residents and help rebuild a community that is proud, passionate and invested in bettering their area. The ‘Our Place, Our Community’ group, supported by Connect FRC were clear in the resources they need to support them and I’m delighted to have played my part in aiding them and delivering this."
"Moneymore and it’s wider area is full of great people and although they have been overlooked in recent years by those tasked with servicing their needs, they stood tall and kept their area on the agenda, and hat’s off to them.I will continue to throw my weight behind this campaign but today is a positive day for all involved, all of their hard work and persistence is beginning to pay off.”