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The greenway connecting Rosslare Strand and Wexford town is taking so long to develop that the funding allocated to it may expire before its completion. A further delay to the project was announced at the April meeting of the Rosslare Municipal District (RMD) in the form of a letter from Wexford County Council’s special projects department.
It’s a difficult balancing act. Do you take a stand, announce you’re more concerned about the environment than self-promotion, and run the risk of no-one knowing who you are come polling day? Or, do you follow the sheep, put on your loveliest smile, buy the best photoshopping technology money can buy, and hope face recognition is enough to see you through?
The revelation that a landowner in south Wexford is not willing to sell their land to the local council for the development of a carpark caused tempers to flare at the April meeting of the Rosslare Municipal District (RMD). Having previously notified councillors that he had “done the design and got an estimate of costs” but was waiting to reach agreement with the landowner, engineer Gerry Forde returned with some bad news regarding the potential development at St Margaret’s beach near Rosslare.
The completion of works at Scoil Mhuire in Rosslare Strand has “transformed the way out students arrive at school” according to principal Bobby Kenny. Speaking at the official event to make the completion of the Safe Routes to School Scheme at Scoil Mhuire, Mr Kenny said the works had not only made the journey to class safer, but also more cheerful for pupils and their parents.
A private construction company has been asked to repair the damage it has done to a road near Kilmore Quay after the completion of a wastewater treatment project in the area. SISK, which carried out works on the €12.5m project, has been asked to attend a meeting with members of the Rosslare Municipal District (RMD) to discuss the state of the Grange Road in south Wexford.