Jun 10
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New Slipway at Lee Rowing Club
At this weeks Council meeting, the City Manager brought a report before us regarding the slipway at Lee Rowing Club.
The slipway has separated from the quay wall and has become dangerous. It is proposed to replace it with a pontoon similar to the one recently installed in Custom House Docks. City Council agreed to meet the cost which will be in the region of €170,000 including consulting fees. It is planned to have the new pontoon in place by the end of August.
The pontoon will be owned by the City Council and made available by way of licence to the Lee Rowing Club and be managed by them for their own use and for use by other members of the general public.
I am delighted with the City Manager’s announcement of such a sizeable investment in a new pontoon on the Blackrock Marina. The slip-way fronting the Lee Rowing Club on the Marina has shown signs of lateral movement over a period of years. It is an issue that I have been lobbying in City Hall for since I joined Council three years ago and I am delighted that it has come to fruition.
This investment of €170,000 is something that will be enjoyed by the all the recreational users of the river – under the terms of the licence Lee Rowing Club will operate the pontoon and facilitate the smaller clubs in the area, which is very welcome.
