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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 08, 2019

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor P. Kearns

"That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to address the ongoing issue of the Orwell Roundabout. I recently attended the WORK resident AGM and the OPRA AGM, Both committees are in favour of removing the last two rows of gravel and the last layer of ivy, grassing the area and including it in the grass cutting programme in order to reduce the current onerous maintenance programme. I have a petition to support this request and I support this approach."

REPORT:

The Orwell Roundabout has undergone a number of makeovers over the last 20 years, the latest in 2017/2018 with a complete redesign of the planting and hard landscaping costing approximately €55,000. The roundabout is a large area and the construction of the new design took some time due to various operational reasons. The extremes of weather in 2018 also delayed the establishment of the plants.

Whilst the residents may not favour the current situation with regard to the roundabout, it is necessary to allow time for the landscaping to establish and grow in order to make an impact. Changing the agreed design at this early stage of the lifespan of the design would be wasteful. To allow the design to mature and make an impact, more time is required. Springtime will also see the first display of daffodils and colour on the roundabout.

Maintenance will continue and the ongoing establishment of plants will reduce the ongoing maintenance programme.