PICNIC benches
installed on Moville Green are to be removed for
safe-keeping this winter after an ongoing spate of
vandalism in the town.
In the latest incident, the vandals ripped a summer
seat from the ground and hurled it into the sea.
Cllr Marian McDonald said locals were "disgusted"
with the continuous damage being done to seafront
amenities. |
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"I just cannot
understand the mentality of the young people who are
doing this," she said. "It took a lot of hard work
from volunteers to put the seats in place. We needed
a forklift to do that work so you would wonder about
the force these vandals used to pull those seats
up." Cllr McDonald said the only option left was to
remove the four blue galvanised steel seats |
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from the Green until
next season.
"The only thing we can do is remove them for the
winter and store them in the Council yard until next
year. It's a pity because they are still used by
people on a dry day in winter. Visitors get fish and
chips and take them down to the picnic benches to
eat them." The locally-based councillor also hit out
at the ongoing damage being done to roof tiles at
the local Masonic Hall. She said a protective tin
sheet has had to be placed over the roof in a bid to
limit the damage. Cllr McDonald said she understood
the youngsters involved in an ongoing campaign of
vandalism in Moville were juveniles. This left it
more difficult for the authorities to secure a
conviction for criminal damage. |
