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Moville Green set for facelift
12.05.08
PICTURESQUE Moville
Green is set for a facelift with new summer seats
and repairs to an old boundary wall.
Local politicians, however, are calling for the
works to begin sooner than scheduled, so visitors
and locals can get the benefit of them during this
season. |
Cllr. Marian McDonald
said the existing July and August timeframes for the
works under the HEART cross-border regeneration
project was too late.
“One of the aims for the Green is that the white
wall would be rebuilt for the summer and that new
benches would be installed before the end of July. |
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"I was very
disillusioned after raising the issue of seating at
the recent Heart meeting as I was informed that only
eleven seats would be provided and these wouldn’t be
installed until the end of August, the end of the
tourist season."
The Moville-based councillor urged people to look
after the new seats once they were installed.
"I call on all those who use the Green, both young
and old, to respect the facilities that are put in
place as seats are needed for people to use, not
abuse," she added.
Meanwhile, her Fianna Fáil colleague Senator Cecilia
Keaveney welcomed the fact that Moville was one of
the participating towns in the HEART project run by
Donegal County Council in association with Strabane
District Council. HEART is an acronym for Heritage,
Environment, Art and Rural Tourism.
"A public art piece is being commissioned for the
end of the pier and this will be installed toward
the end of the year and it is hoped that a safety
railing will also be installed in the coming weeks
on the shore path. Discussions have also been held
about the Green and it is intended to meet with
other interested parties including local community
members in the coming weeks to discuss options to
improve this area. I would encourage all those
interested to get involved,” added Senator Keaveney. |
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