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CALLS were made for a more bal- anced approach to development in north Clare at yesterdays North Clare Electoral Area meeting of Clare County Council in Ennistymon.
Commenting on a motion propos- ing the upgrading of the main Crush- een to Ballinruan road, Cllr Michael Kelly (FF), suggested that all areas of the county should be looked after in terms of funding and development.
The area meeting took place direct- ly after an in-camera meeting where the multi-million euro development of the Lahinch promenade was dis- cussed.
“We have just been talking about a significant investment in Lahinch and, while that is a welcome invest- ment, I feel that we have to acknowl- edge that a more balanced approach to development needs to be under-
taken,’ he said.
“Investment need to be made in places like Ballyvaughan and Corofin.
‘These are areas of big population and areas that are not looking for much money. If we are to have equi- table system we must look at invest- ment in these areas.”
Meanwhile, in a separate motion Cllr Kelly raised concerned that slip- pery road conditions have caused a number of car accidents on the N67 in New Quay, with one car possible even entering the nearby Turlough.
In his official response to the mo- tion, Senior Executive Engineer in the Ennistymon Area Office Hubert Newell, said that tests on the road said it was satisfactory.
“Improvement works were carried out along the section of the N67 near New Quay School in recent years,” he said.
“A high quality asphalt road sur- face with appropriate camber, lining, signing and cats-eyes were installed. The NRA carried out a recent analy- sis of skip residence of the road. The skid resistance along the section of the road in question was shown to be satisfactory.”
Details of flooding at Deerpark West, to the rear of the Ennistymon Hospital, were also released at the inalexel mu etee
Responding to a motion put for- ward by Cllr Richard Nagle (FF), council officials commented that the situation was caused by “the instal- lation of inadequately sized pipes along the frontage of the developed size by some developers has led to an increased incident of road flooding””.
The meeting was adjourned early, with a number of councillors being oN ETSre Rr hehe