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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 13, 2023

MOTION NO. 13

MOTION: Councillor T. Costello

This Council calls on the Chief Executive to provide salt bins and a bucket facility in central collection points where by locals can collect quantities which they could spread in their particular estate

REPORT:

Following issues with compacted snow that was experienced by a number of estates during the second week of Dec we have carried out a review of our salt bin location criteria.

We will no longer be placing salt bins within individual estates but will be placing them at strategic locations around the county. These salt bins will be available to multiple estates and local amenities and will provide a better and broader level of service.

We are currently examining strategic locations bearing in mind

• Location of local community amenities such as shops and schools
• What roads are on our treatment routes
• Where other salt bins are located.

We will also use customer requests from the Dec weather event to locate areas that were identified as problematic.

A report is currently being prepared and elected members will be briefed on this in due course