Celbridge Renewal Scheme – what outstanding works remain?

There is considerable annoyance in Celbridge that the plan drawn up in the late 1990’s by Shaffrey & Associates was not fully implemented.  There is particular concern about the fact that ducting was provided in order to underground  ugly overhead cables, however that never occurred.   Maynooth and Leixlip both benefited from a once off grant when the M4 opened which allowed for the refurbishment of both Main Streets,  including under grounding most of the cables.  Because  Main Street Celbridge was not directly by-passed the town  had to rely on a lesser Urban Renewal Grant which was insufficient to do all the work specified in the Shaffrey Plan/  

I tabled the following motion:   We ask for a report on what remains to be done on the Celbridge Renewal Scheme that the outstanding items are costed and we considered if some of the work could be done on an incremental basis.  That any planning permissions given in the vicinity of Main Street would contribute towards the project.

Report:   I have asked the Roads Construction Section to estimate the cost of the outstanding works.  However, considering the extremely constrained financial environment it is highly unlikely that funds will be available to progress these types of works in the near future.  With regard to the imposition of a special levy on new planning permission granted in the vicinity of the Main Street I would suggest that this matter be considered in the context of the review of the Development Contribution Scheme.

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Posted by catherinemurphy on June 24, 2010. Filed under Kildare. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.