Donegal County Council takes charge of three housing estates

Members of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District have given approval for three estates to be officially taken in charge by Donegal County Council.

The estates are Dromore Park in Killygordon, Ard Tomaire in Convoy and Hazelwood Drive in Lifford.

Donegal County Council will now assume responsibility for key services in the estates, including the roads, public lighting, sewerage system and storm drains.

The taking charge of Dromore Park has been welcomed as an important step following a long process to resolve infrastructure issues within the estate.

Councillor Patrick McGowan, who has been closely involved in the process for a number of years, said the main delay centred on resolving the sewerage infrastructure.

Councillor McGowan said he worked closely with a number of stakeholders throughout the process, including the school, Donegal County Council, government departments and local residents.

“The taking in charge is the services, roads, lights, sewerage and storm drains and does not include cutting grass or maintaining boundary walks, fences etc. That is up to residents themselves to organise if they wish,” he said.

READ NEXT: From Insight to Inspiration: Donegal’s Local Enterprise Week packed full of events

After proposing the takeover today, Councillor McGowan also paid tribute to those who helped progress the project.

“I would like to thank everyone but in particular Mary McGranaghan, Dromore NS principal, and her Board of Management, Paddy Mullin, Donegal County Council Engineer, Civil Engineer Michael Carr who stepped in at the last minute and redesigned the new sewerage route to Killygordon under the river, Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher who lobbied the Department for support, and the residents for their patience over the years,” he said.