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Limerick County Council Annual Report 2005AREA OFFICE DEVELOPMENTBRUFF/CASTLECONNELLThe Bruff/Castleconnell Electoral Area encompassesthe urban areas of Caherdavin, Raheen/Dooradoyleand Castletroy/Annacotty plus the rural areas of northeastLimerick. It serves a population of 67,000 peoplefrom two offices in Annacotty and Croom. A total staffcompliment of 118 managed an overall budget of justover €9m.Bruff- The Bruff Area Committee has seven members andheld 11 area committee meetings during the year- The budget managed for the Bruff Area was€2.7m- Progress continued on the preparation of the BruffLocal Area Plan which should go on public display in2006.- Works carried out during the year included thefollowing:Traffic Calming ramps were installed at KylefaEstate, Croom. The total cost was €7,900 andincluded 2 Ramps, signposting and road marking.An amenity area was developed from a derelict areaat the rear of The Grotto in Patrickswell at a totalcost of €25,000. The work included levelling,topsoiling, grass seeding and the erection ofboundary fences.Castleconnell- The Castleconnell Area Committee has sevenmembers and held TEN area committee meetingsduring the year- The budget managed for the Castleconnell Area was€6.3m.- Progress continued on the provision of theNeighbourhood Park in Castletroy.- Works carried out during the year included thefollowing:2.5km of 100mm-diameter distribution watermainwas laid along the N24 between Pallasgreen andDromkeen. This work is a continuation of worksin 2004 to connect the Caherconlish Water SupplyScheme with the Pallasgreen Water Supply Scheme.The final 0.8-km section of this watermain will belaid in 2006.2.2km of 100mm-diameter distribution watermainwas laid at Carrigarreely, Caherconlish to replacethe existing 50mm diameter watermain which wasundersized and had been prone to frequent bursts.1.8km of Regional Road (R513) was widened andreconstructed between Herbertstown andBallinamona Cross at a total cost of €578,000. Thiswork, which was funded under an EU Co-FinanceScheme, included land acquisition, surface waterdrainage, road widening and reconstruction.Amenity Area at The Grotto, PatrickswellThe Clare Glens, Murroe72
Limerick County Council Annual Report 2005KILMALLOCKA section of Kilmallock Town Wall viewed from outsidethe town. Still largely intact, it forms the westernboundary of the town to this day. The building of theTown Walls was fully complete by the end of the13th CenturyKilmallock Area CommitteeDuring 2005 Kilmallock Area Committee held 7meetings, and in July Cllr. Pat McAuliffe assumed theChair for a period of 1 year.At this meeting also the Committee approved plansfor the new Kilmallock Machinery Yard at Gotoon,Kilmallock. It is hoped that construction will start onthis early in 2006.Housing- Kilmallock Area Office continued to maintain anincreasing Housing Stock.- On 12th December, 14 new Social Housing unitswere allocated at Church Glen, Ballylanders.- A scheme for the installation of Central Heatingin Council houses was commenced in the KilmallockArea. This will continue in 2006 and 2007.- Work commenced on the construction of 12 SocialHousing units comprising 6 family type and 6 smalltype houses at Knocklong.- Under the Voluntary Housing Scheme an extra 10units were provided at Dawn Court, Athlacca.- Construction commenced on 8 additional units inHospital, and on the provision of a scheme at the OldGarda Barracks in Bruff.RoadsIn the Kilmallock Roads Area the following works werecarried out:- Regional Road Reconstruction - 22,800m 2 at a cost of€333,000.- Regional Road Surface Dressing - 46,715 m 2 at a costof €126,312.- Regional Road Specific Improvement - €30,000(Advance works for replacement of Knocklongrailway bridge).- Regional Road Discretionary Improvement - €74,000(footpaths and drainage).- Local Roads Reconstruction -118,096 m 2 at a cost of€1,549,850.- Local Roads Surface Dressing -180,515 m 2 at a cost of€433,236.- Local Roads Specific Improvements - €20,000(sightline improvement at Barna Cross, Galbally)- Local Roads Discretionary Improvements - €118,800(footpaths and drainage).In addition a sum of €300,000 was allocated fromthe Development Fund for footpaths in Ballylanders,Knocklong and Kilmallock and drainage in Granagh.4.00 km of the N20 was also overlaid with asphalt.Water Services- A total of 116 new Public Watermain connectionswere carried out by the Kilmallock Water ServicesStaff- Refurbished Filter Beds were commissioned atJamestown, Kilmallock.- A new well was drilled for Herbertstown WaterSupply.- Exploration works were carried out for a new watersource for Hospital.Footpath Reconstruction in Kilmallock73
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