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Werelmm ats couldn’t rent the house next door as a result of the unsightly local authority property.
Mr Casey said that he bought No 2 St Senan’s Terrace in Kilrush seven years ago as a rental property.
The property owner ran into diffi- culty however when the neighbouring house No | was vacated a few years ago. Soon after the front garden was being used for illegal dumping.
‘“T have been over there cleaning it up a number of times. I have killed rats over there, but I am not doing
anymore. I have been to the council numerous times to complain.
“If you have rubbish in front of your house then the council would fine you €100. I am living next door to a dump,” he said.
“It is a lovely street. I was born and reared there and that is why I brought a house there.”
Mr Casey said that he offered to buy the house from the council and renovate it.
A spokesperson for Kilrush Town Council said, “It is the policy of Kil- rush Town Council to carry out an investigation within two days of an incident of illegal dumping being re- jOLey a Keren
“Notwithstanding the fact that No 1 St Senan’s Terrace is owned by Kilrush Town Council, no report of illegal dumping at this location has
been received in the offices of Kil- rush Town Council to date in 2008. There has been previous illegal dumping at this location and Kilrush Town Council have previously taken action which involved an investiga- tion and removal of all items illegal- ly dumped,” she said.
Kilrush Town Clerk Fiona Mooney admitted that Kilrush has as prob- lem with illegal dumping – as has a number of small towns.
The town clerk said that people are dumping at a number of locations around the west Clare capital includ- ing the town centre and at the bottle bank.
The controversial house, No 1 St Senan’s Terrace, has been the subject of a public meeting.
At the January monthly meeting counillors were told that in Decem-
ber 2006 the Department of The Environment, Heritage and Local Government allocated funding for remedial work on numbers 5, 9 and 17, which has since been completed.
Between 2004 and 2006 all of the council’s houses in St Senan’s Ter- race with the exception of number | had central heating installed.
In January Ms Mooney told the council that No 1 was derelict and for structural reasons could not be RAMUDMOYISELSLem
“A demolish and infill develop- ment is possible at this location. A preliminary approach with regard to possible development of the land to the rear has been made. It is prudent for the council to await the outcome of this, before proceeding with the planned demolition and infill devel- opment at No | St Senan’s Terrace.”