€4 million cost for finishing off housing estates throughout County Kildare KCC
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The cost of completing housing estates across County Kildare to the standard where they can be taken in charge by the council has been estimated at €4m. Once a residential area has been taken in charge it means that Kildare county council is responsible for ongoing infrastructural work.
Cllr Aidan Farrelly told a KCC meeting that some 33 estates have no bond in place.
Bonds are effectively financial assurances provided by developers that estates will be completed but Cllr Farrelly said some of these ‘are not worth the paper they’re written on’.
Kerry County Council s John Breen says that Level Five restrictions are no excuses for a rise in illicit dumping.
The Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Manager blasted those engaging in what he called despicable and dirty behaviour after the matter was raised by Councillors at last week s MD meeting.
Independent Councillor Charlie Farrelly said illegal dumping had gone out of control in Castleisland, and he highlighted a laneway in the town at which dumping had attracted vermin.
He said this was of particular concern as the laneway is often walked by school-going children, and he said that the number of rats had actually increased since he last raised the issue at Council.
Leasing social houses is bad value long term councillors tell meeting
Officials say they were told to lease some houses or not get the houses
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Kildare County Council and the public will get bad value in housing from long term leasing, its monthly meeting has been told.
At the council’s full meeting on December 21, Cllr Aidan Farrelly asked for information on the decision-making process regarding Long Term Leasing agreements for housing, the role of council in this process and what policy determines this process.
He said it appeared that the council would get very bad value from the leasing when it had to hand back leased houses to the developer after 25 years.
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