Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has called for a
new deal for Mayfield which would develop the positive aspects of the Northside
suburb, comprehensively deal with neglect and dereliction and put the creation
of jobs and building of community on top of the agenda.
Cllr. Tynan said that Mayfield had the potential to
become a model community if it had the same opportunities as other areas of the
city. Too often dereliction and
anti-social activity were blamed on the local community where the real cause of
these ills was official neglect, bad planning and short-sightedness on the part
of the state.
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| Soon to be vacated AIB Bank on Old Youghal Road |
Cllr. Tynan cited the forthcoming closure of the AIB
and Permanent TSB banks in Mayfield as symptomatic of an attitude that the area
was less important than others. The same was true of the level of dereliction,
broken or overgrown footpaths and job creation.
The Workers’ Party councillor has put forward a
number of motions to Cork City Council calling for action to be taken on
derelict premises and calling for a proactive approach towards the impending
closure of the two local bank branches.
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| Permanent TSB, Mayfield - Ideal for community use |
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| Derelict private house - action from council required |
“Now is the time to act on these two buildings, not
in five years time when they are burnt out, vandalised or taken over by
anti-social elements. The two banks in
question owe it to the local community to ensure that this doesn’t happen and I
am proposing that the City Council make a direct approach to the AIB and
Permanent TSB with a view to securing these premises for use by community and
voluntary organisations in the area. I am also calling on the Council to take
urgent steps to deal derelict properties whether publicly or privately owned. If this kind of neglect is not acceptable in
other suburbs then it’s not good enough for Mayfield either”, said Cllr. Tynan.
Cllr. Tynan also called a job creation programme for
the Mayfield area, based on eco-friendly development of local amenities,
rejuvenation of empty council housing and environmental improvements in the
area, particularly related to protecting the Glen River Valley and improving
leisure amenities there.
