'Poor' footpaths in one of Laois' most exclusive housing estates
Footpaths in a high end leafy housing estate in Laois are “all very poor” a councillor has said, with council repairs set to take place.
Carrick Hill on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise is a private residential Laois property development of 40 large detached homes, built some 30 years ago.
At the May meeting of Portlaoise Municipal District, Fine Gael Cllr Paddy Buggy requested footpath repairs outside one of the homes.
“There is a bad old patch on the path there, I appreciate that it will be sorted out shortly. Thank you,” he said.
The response to his motion was given by Laois County Council’s Portlaoise MD engineer Wes Wilkinson.
He said that “minor footpath repairs” will be carried out, outside number 4 Carrick Hill.
fianna Fáil Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald seconded the motion.
“All the footpaths in Carrick Hill - I went down there recently - are very poor. I’d like work at number 6 as well, if we can save enough money for them,” she said.