Illegal dumping continues to be a blight on our our beautiful county, with the issue raising the ire of local Councillors yet again.
Cllr Seamus McDonald raised the motion at the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District meeting this week.
Cllr McDonald called on Laois County Council to erect ‘No Dumping’ signs at Brogla, Clonaslee, near the County boundary.
Mr Edmond Kenny, District Engineer said: “Maintenance crews will replace the ‘No Dumping’ signage at this location in the coming weeks.”
But Cllr Ollie Clooney felt the response was insufficient, saying rather than signage, the Council need to be installing CCTV cameras at known dumping sites.
“The cameras have to come sooner rather than later; you have to name and shame these people, because they destroy local communities,” Cllr Clooney said.
The meeting also saw Cllr McDonald call on Laois County Council to erect ‘Children At Play’ signs at Cush, Clonaslee.
“There are five or six new houses built on this road, so it’s a busy road; Bord na Móna uses it; the people extracting timber use it,” he said.
“There’s a lot of movement of heavy vehicles and it is a very dangerous area for children.”
Mr Kenny said the Council “will review the area to determine the interventions needed to improve road safety.”
Cllr McDonald also called for the repair of the Old Road at Castlecuffe, Clonaslee.
“Council staff will arrange to meet (Cllr McDonald) to inspect this bypassed road, which now provides access to residential and agricultural entrances,” Mr Kenny said.
“An application to resurface the roads could be considered under a Community Involvement Scheme.”
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