ROUND-UP: News briefs from the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting for June 2023
ROAD SAFETY PLAN WANTED
The Municipal District (MD) Engineer for Clane-Maynooth will work with the council's traffic management team to prepare a road safety proposal at Maynooth Town Football Club (once funding has been provided).
The news was relayed at the latest Clane-Maynooth MD meeting on Friday, June 2 last.
CLEAN UP DUE SOON
The MD Office for Clane-Maynooth has said that it will organise a clean up of Kilcock Park and Ride.
The announcement was made at the latest Clane-Maynooth MD meeting, in response to a motion put forward by Fianna Fáil Cllr Paul Ward.
LINES TO BE REMARKED
The council has said that its road lining contractor will remark the yellow lines in Parklands, Maynooth.
Kildare County Council told Fine Gael Cllr Tim Durkan at the latest Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting that the lines should be marked by the contractor in the coming month.
BUILDING WORKS UPDATE
Construction works are complete on the community facility in Anne Street, Prosperous.
The county council added that the handover of the building is pending the election of a new Committee at the Annual General Meeting, which has been organised for Tuesday, June 20.
IMPROVEMENT WORKS SOUGHT
A Kildare county councillor motioned for the council to carry out improvement works on the steps between the old and new cemetery in Straffan.
Labour Party Cllr Angela Feeney also motioned for a handrail be installed.
The council told her in response: "An initial inspection has been carried out and the council will consult further with the Heritage Officer to assess what improvement works can be carried out."
WI-FI IN MAYNOOTH
The installation of wi-fi for Maynooth’s town centre was once again discussed at the latest Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting.
In reply to a motion from Fianna Fáil Cllr Naoise Ó Cearúil, Kildare County Council said that the next step 'would be to carry out an assessment with network provider on available options to extend wi-fi coverage into Maynooth town centre.'
BURSARIES APPROVED
The Arts Awards and Bursaries 2023 for the the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District (MD) have been approved.
Councillors for the MD approved the Arts Awards and Bursaries 2023 at the latest Clane-Maynooth MD meeting.
Cllr Naoise Ó Cearúi proposed the motion and Cllr Tim Durkan seconded it.