*Photograph: Joe Buckley
PROVISION OF off-street parking is to be explored in Drumgeely.
In a proposal before Friday’s meeting of the Shannon Municipal District, Cllr Tony Mulcahy (FG) asked that an assessment be carried out over the possibility of providing off-road parking “while ensuring space for service vehicles at the rear of the Drumgeely parks of Slaney, Foyle and Caragh”.
Senior executive engineer in the Shannon MD, Tom Mellett confirmed that an assessment would be organised for the service roads “to determine the level of demand for parking. Based on this assessment, the MD will seek a budget to proceed with the works”.
Mellett explained, “these roads are not considered part of the public road network and so funding will need to be found from outside our Schedule of Municipal District Works programme”.
Permission of neighbours must be considered, Cllr Mulcahy stated. “We have to survey the different people on whether they want it or not, there is no longer one car per house now, every house has three or four cars, the kids have aged and they are driving themselves now, there is a need for parking”.
Horizonal parking was suggested by the Shannon councillor, “we can take a bit off the grass to widen the road”. Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF) seconded the proposal.
