Below is the text of the City Managers report that Council received earlier this week, Monday October 10th, on the sale of lands to facilitate to upgrade to Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The report was adopted by 24 votes to 6, I voted in favour of the Managers report. While I am aware of the frustrations and [...]
An Garda Síochána in conjunction with Cork City Partnership are holding an information event in the Millennium Hall on Tuesday 27th September 2011 at 10:30am. The focus of this event is on crime prevention and security for older people. Speakers will include: Sergeant Tony Davis, Crime Prevention Unit, Anglesea Street Garda Station, Sergeant Trevor Laffan, [...]
Due to the level of leaks arising, demand for water remains very high across the City network. Keyholders/caretakers are again asked to check their properties for leaks (schools, offices, commercial/industrial buildings, outside yards, vacant houses etc.). Water supplies should be switched off pending completion of any necessary repairs. City Council crews are working to repair [...]
Cork City Council’s Roads Maintenance division carried out full salting runs for the last six nights on defined salting routes which prioritise main traffic routes, bus routes and other areas such as those adjacent to hospitals, universities and schools. Footpaths and bridges are also salted especially in the city centre in areas of greatest pedestrian [...]
A review of the history of the locality surrounding the road which links the Skehard Road with the Mahon Golf course and Mahon Industrial Estate was carried out. This review has found that 25 inch maps from 1900 map shows an unnamed boreen off Skehard Road and the 1948 map shows a more developed road [...]
I just received the following Severe Weather Warning, from Cork City Council Environment department. TIDAL FLOOD ALERT FOR CORK CITY Valid from Thursday 07 / 10 / 2010 to Monday 11 / 10 / 2010. The natural cycle of High Tides for the following days is predicted for the times given below:
Over the summer months, it was mentioned to me about the possibility of making the Marina area traffic free at the weekends. I subsequently put down the following motion to council, so that the idea could be explored further: “That Cork City Council would run a
Under an EU funded transportation project, the Traffic Division in City Hall, has recently received support to encourage behavioural change in the way children travel to school, especially in encouraging both parents and children to travel to school in modes other than the private car. Success in such an endeavour would lead to reduced traffic [...]
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