As a result of concerns, the council is to write to the NI Housing Executive, to urge the statutory body to cut grass where it is badly needed, following a proposal tabled by Councillor Thomas O’Hanlon. Speaking at last Tuesday’s monthly council meeting, the SDLP representative for Armagh DEA said: “We usually in here complain about Roads Service. In fairness Roads Service at the minute are out actually cutting the verges, but if you go into our town centres the grass on council-owned land is dreadful.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. “Housing Executive are probably every bit as bad. I know I’ve raised this in relation to council land, and I’ve been advised that it’s everything from recruitment to staff sickness, to people being moved from grounds maintenance to back onto bins.
“I know the good work that the Environmental Services Working Group has been doing, but here we are again, we’re in a scenario where every year the grass needs cut. “I think there’s a number of members of staff who started in the last couple of weeks, there’s now another batch due to start in another couple of weeks. “We really need to get a grip on this.
Can we get an update as quickly as possible as to when we will be on top of the grass cutting on areas that council are responsible for? Advertisement Advertisement “And secondly can we write to th.
