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ONGOING concerns over infrastruc- ture in the Cronan area of Shannon have prompted the local residents eroup to request a meeting with the town council.
Residents say that their requests for an upgrade of footpaths and roads in the area have fallen on deaf ears, over the past four years. They will air their grievances in a meeting with councul- lors next month.
Chairman of the group Jim Dutfy said residents will put pressure on officials, if local councillors fail to assist them. Mr Duffy said that resi- dents have a lengthy list, which they intend to put to the local elected rep-
resentatives.
“We are going to the council. It is the last time we are going. If we don’t get their support, we are going to meet the county manager. The talking is over after this meeting,’ he said.
Mr Duffy said that while the public order issue in the area has improved in recent months, the roads problem is getting worse and cannot be toler- AICerem
‘There are serious problems in Cro- nan, which we brought to the atten- tion of the council, three or four years ago. The footpaths are in a bad state and have subsided over the years. They are carrying water and as a re- sult, children are getting wet, going to school.
“We are also looking for litter bins. People are very angry. We will be bringing in a big hefty agenda to this meeting,” he said.
He said that residents are concerned at the lack of car parking spaces in some of the estates in Cronan.
“Parking will be another issue. We find that homeowners’ spaces are being taken. When the houses were built, they were suitable for one car, but people have more than one car per house now. A lot of green areas could be turned into parking spaces,” he added.
Four years ago, locals carried out a survey in the areas of Cronan Park, Cronan Lawn, Cronan Grove and Cronan Gardens. A number of 1is-
sues of concern were highlighted and some of them were addressed. How- ever other burning issues continue to pose headaches.
“We needed lights and we got them. We wanted a pedestrian crossing at St Caimin’s and we got it. The two out- standing serious issues are the elimi- nation of water from footpaths and for the roads to be resurfaced, with extra culleys,”’ he said.
“We have had a reduction in anti- social behaviour. We met the young people and we talked to them. When the young people were told this was happening, it eased off. We would also like to see the town council pro- viding amenities for the young peo- ple,” he said.