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Buncrana councillor slates
unfinished estates
19.02.09
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A BUNCRANA town
councillor has hit out at some developers who have
"shamefully treated" people who bought houses from
them. Cllr Daren Lalor said homeowners within some
estates have had to wait years for their estate to
be finished completely. "When people buy a house
they presume they’re buying the whole package. Yet
some residents are forced to chase up developers for
the most basic requirements such as the signage on
their estate, road tarmacadam or the maintenance or
completion of green areas. These residents rightly
feel let down and cheated," said Cllr Lalor. |
He also criticised the
local authority for not forcing developers to honour
their commitments. "While Donegal County Council
does have a ‘Housing Takeover Policy’, it is clearly
facing huge challenges. At the January meeting of
Buncrana Town Council I proposed that the Council
also adopt a similar policy, but the answer clearly
lays with our ability to place stronger enforcements
on the developers."
However, Cllr Lalor acknowledged the "excellent
estates" that have been finished to the |
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highest standards.
"Unfortunately not everyone takes such pride in
their work. Local authorities need the power and the
funding to impose heavier penalties and developers'
previous history should also be taken into account
at application stage.
"Some of these issues can be addressed within the
controversial Infrastructure Bill 2006," he added. |
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