Mohill town to be linked to rowing facility and caravan park by footpath
News welcomed at Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District meeting
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There was more positive news for the town of Mohill when it was announced that funding has been secured for a footpath to link the rowing facility and camping site with the town.
The news came last Monday at the monthly meeting of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District when Cllr Enda Stenson calling for funding to be secured to connect the town from the existing footpath out to the international rowing facility at Lough Rinn.
Cllr Stenson said he was delighted with the recent funding secured for Mohill public realm works but he believed that to properly enhance Mohill funding was needed for a proper, fully lit-up walkway to be put in place.
Works on lay-by would lead to installation of height restrictors warns Leitrim County Council
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Leitrim County Council District Engineer, Darragh O Boyle has said that if the local authority moves to apply blacktop to the Blackrock lay-by in Drumshanbo they will have to erect height restrictors to ensure that heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), currently using this area as a parking bay, can no longer access it.
The comments came after Cllr Enda McGloin asked the Council to provide a tarmac overlay for the lay-by at Blackrock, Drumshanbo. The area, located opposite the Canal Blueway walk bridge, has “a lot of potholes” noted Cllr McGloin at the April Ballinamore MD meeting.
River drainage needed in South Leitrim to alleviate flooding
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Two councillors have made the case to Leitrim County Council to seek funding for the drainage of the river connecting Costrea Lough to Annaghearly Lake.
Cllr Mulligan said, “The present condition of this river is causing serious land drainage problems for farmers and flooding on the road leading to houses in this area.
Cllr Paddy Farrell said “This stretch of river is causing major problems for local small farmers and local road flooding. The motion as supported by Cllr Enda Stenson.
The council explained “This drainage network from Costra Lough to Aghaghearly Lake is not on the prescribed OPW drainage network system. Funding is provided to carry out specific drainage maintenance on the Ballinamore Ballyconnell canal system that flows from Leitrim Village into County Cavan. All other drainage systems are the responsibility of the land owners. Council engineer Darragh O’Boyle said they w
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Illegal car parking in Mohill blamed for footpath damage
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Bollards may be erected along Hyde Street, Mohill to prevent cars parking on the footpath.
The council announced they are looking at solutions to rectify the situation of cars illegally parking on the footpaths there.
The issue arose at this month’s Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal Meeting when Cllr Thomas Mulligan asked for the subsidence to small sections of footpath on Hyde Street be rectified as agreed at a Municipal District meeting in 2020.
The council replied saying “We will carry out essential repairs to areas of footpath that represent a hazard to the general public. The majority of footpaths on Hyde Street have settled due to cars parking on the footpath. It is a traffic offence to park on footpaths and the proposed urban renewal scheme in Mohill will endeavour to rectify this situation.”