” Serious lack of public amenities and community infrastructure in East Meath”
Efforts to secure an additional playground in the East Meath area will continue next week with a motion tabled for the Laytown/Bettystown local area meeting of Meath County Council.
The motion is from Cllr Stephen McKee who wants the council to ‘immediately begin planning and preparing for the provision of a new playground on Council-owned land beyond the Glen Boann housing estate, opposite Maydenhayes, on Church Road, Donacarney.’
Cllr McKee said, “As everyone sadly knows, there is a serious lack of public amenities and community infrastructure in the East Meath area to serve the existing and future local population. The site in question on Church Road Donacarney is ideal in my view as it is within walking distance of many local housing developments and close also for residents in the Colpe area.”
“I previously tabled a motion during the County Development Plan meetings, which was passed, seeking the designation of a playground on this site on behalf of local residents. In their response to date, the Council have told me that it may be possible to commence the planning/design element of this project later in the year subject to funding.
“I am hopeful that with the support of the public and my Council colleagues, this project can be prioritised and progressed as a new playground is badly needed in the area,” he added.
