Annual Report 2011.pdf (size 6 MB) - Offaly County Council

Estate Management
An Inter-agency Steering Group was established in
Grove Street, Crinkle in 2010 to address social and
environmental issues on the estate. The Group met
every 2 months during 2011. An agreed Action Plan
was developed and progress has been made in a
number of areas. Significant achievements in 2011
include; upgrade and allocation of all long term voids in
the estate (12 in total), upgrade to existing multi-use
games area and development of new playground
facilities, commencement of works on the development
of a community centre using one of the vacant houses
for completion in Q2 2012, Percent for Art project
completed involving the development of a web based
TV station for the estate.
Group and continues to be used by local residents and
state and voluntary agencies. A successful percent for
art projects was also completed at Killane Edenderry
based on local community participation.
Tree planting at Killane Edenderry under % for art scheme
Grove St Play area developed in 2011
The community cabin in Churchview Heights provided
by the Council is managed by an active Management
Efficiency and Customer Service Initiatives
The Housing Programme Management System (HPMS)
continues to facilitate more efficient capital approvals
and financial claims with the Department and enhance
project management capabilities. A revised Housing
Appeals procedure and form came into use to
streamline the appeals process in 2010. The Council
continued to review and update the maintenance
contracts for Aras an Chontae and identified a number
of savings and efficiencies including energy savings and
accessibility.
Playgrounds / Multi-Use Games Areas
Funding was successfully secured for the development /
upgrade of Multi-Use Games Areas from the
Offaly Local Authorities Annual Report 2011