JANESBORO-based local election candidate Sarah Lee Kiely is calling on Limerick City Council for answers over plans for the disused Waller’s Well housing development.
The Fine Gael hopeful for Limerick City East said residents in the area want information about the status of the development and the council’s plans for it.
“The situation is that there is a fine residential development sitting there empty and people don’t know what its current status is, and what plans are there for the future. There seems to be something of an information vacuum,” she said.
“This is such a significant building in Janesboro and Rathbane that I really feel it is completely understandable for people to be interested in it. Locals are looking out at the development and don’t understand what is going to become of it. They also have concerns about anti-social behaviour there,” she said.
Residents in the area say they feel let down by the lack of communication and consultation over the development.
“We are nine years putting up with disruption from the start with the plans and the builder to now having no information on what is going on with the houses. It’s so frustrating to look out your front door every morning to look at a wasteland. Why can’t they be finished and given to families from the area?” asked one local resident.
In response, a spokesperson for Limerick City Council stated that queries about Waller’s Well need to be directed to the Receiver. However, the local authority did say that it is actively looking at options in relation to the Waller’s Well site.
