Information Letter to Latchford & Castlegrange Residents

A chairde,

· Management Company Issues
A number of residents have already signed the Mayor’s on-line petition regarding the democratic control of Management Companies by residents. If you wish to join the petition, email this sentence to michael.odonovan@fingalcoco.ie.
“I call on the government to implement the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission on the regulation of management companies. I support the right of residents to take control of their management company”.
Alternatively, you can sign the petition at Main Street, Ongar Village on Saturday 18th April, 11.30 – 2.00pm.
The petition will be submitted immediately after Easter at the start of the new Dáil session.

· School Matters
Contracts have been signed for the New Pobalscoil Setanta. As chairperson of the Management Board, I welcome the new educational campus as it will provide a community and recreational complex as well as a state-of-the-art school building. The Department of Education will contribute €20 million and Fingal €4 million towards the community/sport element.
A number of residents have spoken to me about concerns they have about the new buildings, including height, sound insulation, position of the building, pedestrian entrances, light pollution at night and similar issues. I am arranging for residents’ representatives to meet with the builders to discuss some of the technical issues and I am alerting Fingal’s planners to the issues relevant to them.
The ideal outcome is that the school building would be progressed with as many as possible of the residents’ concerns addressed.

Again, may I commend the work of the Latchford/Castlegrange Residents Committee under Chairman Conor Deane. I look forward to continuing to work with them.

If you wish to contact me on these or any other issues, feel free to phone 087 2207798 or email michael.odonovan@fingalcoco.ie.