Killarney Town Council has approved a roads budget of 295,000 euro for
2012. 195,000 euro comes from a grant from the Department of Transport, Tourism
and Sport Block Grant. Killarney Town council is contributing 100,000 euro from
its own resources. This year's budget excludes over half a million euro worth
of works that were considered but are not included in the 2012 budget. Due to
the current economic climate and the fact the local authority may not realise
all its projected income for 2012, the Town Councillors Allocation of 20,000
euro will not be committed to specific works. 52,000 euro has been set aside
for works at Countess Road to Railway Bridge to Hegartys Roundabout, 81,000 is
budgeted for works from Countess Grove Junction to the Avenue. 66,000 euro is
set aside for works from Rookery Road to St Olivers School to Ballycasheen
road, a further 60,000 will go to Kilcummin Road Bypass to Junction of Railway
Bridge and finally 36,000 euro is budgeted for pavement improvement and lining
on Deerpark Road. Councillors agreed the proposed programme of works after some
discussion with regards flooding at the entrance to Hawthorn Avenue which Cllr
Tom Doherty said has been overlooked for three years. The council agreed that
Hawthorn avenue would be side aside as a priority should extra funding become
available from Kerry County Council.
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