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Annual contributions for the maintenance of Ashefield – letter from the Treasurer

keith — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:21:22 +0000

Dear residents,

It is good to see the evenings getting longer and also the warmer weather arriving. However, it is now the grass growing season and that means more maintenance and grass cutting requirements.
As most of you already know, Ashefield estate was taken in charge by the council in 2007. This means that the County Council have taken responsibility for the estate’s upkeep and maintenance in a number of areas. The chief areas of the county council’s responsibility include

Maintenance of the Roads and Footpaths.
Public/Street Lighting
Water mains
Mainline Sewers.

Most other areas are outside the county councils area of responsibility. The most obvious one is grass cutting and general upkeep of the common areas. Ashefield has some large open grassy areas and I am sure you will agree these offer a valuable amenity and play area for the estate’s children. The downside is that that the grass needs cutting to maintain these areas; and this is now the residents’ responsibility.

The cost of cutting the grass and general upkeep of the grass covered areas came to €1680 last year . There were other sundry expenses like waste removal, bin tags etc., that accounted for a further €100. The full accounts for last year are available online on this website.

To cover to the cost of the residents association have been collecting €30 per household. The association also received a donation from the Mullingar Credit Union. Thanks to the residents and other groups for their support in maintaining the estate. As you can see online, the income meets the outgoings with a small surplus carried forward to the following year.

In order to continue the grass cutting the residents from the association will be circulating around the estate in the coming weeks with a view to collecting a contribution of €30 per household. We realises that times are hard and living costs are climbing but your support is being requested once again this year. When broke down this €30 is approximately 60 cents per week, which I am sure you will agree is a modest sum considering the work it achieves. This request is being made to all residents; either renting their home or as owners. However if those renting their home feel that this request is better directed to their landlord, we would appreciate if they forwarded this message to them.

We would also like to thank Ms. Margaret Cavanagh for her work on the residents association over the last 11 years. Margaret has decided to step down after her years of hard work. It is a challenging task that she has left us because Margaret handled most of the day to day stuff involved in the residents association. However, I am sure that we will be able to continue the work she has started.

So once again, sincere thanks to all the residents and community groups for their contributions and support. We are sure that you will do your best to support us in our efforts to maintain our estate.

With Kind Regards;
Joe Gettings (Treasurer). J.gettings@ymail.com

Census 2011

keith — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:03:07 +0000

The next census will take place on the night of Sunday April 10, 2011 and will count all the people and households in the country on that night. The census enumerator is currently delivering census forms to each household in Ashefield.

Do you watch RTE television?

keith — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:30:19 +0000

Do you watch RTÉ television and live in Ashefield? If so, we’re looking for help from people who rely on an antenna on their roof for their RTÉ television coverage – not a Sky dish or cable TV service.

We want to find out how good the coverage is within the estate and whether you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna.

Why?

RTÉ’s free to air digital terrestrial television (DTT) service is set to launch to 90% of population by October 31st 2010. This will eventually replace the analogue TV service.

DTT trials are ongoing and we are being served by the RTÉ transmitter on Cairn Hill in Longford.

However, we want to estimate how well we can receive it. A valuable indicator is how well the existing analogue TV is being received. If you happen to be a trial user of the DTT service, even better – please tell us how you are getting on.

Can you help? Please comment below and include an indication of whereabouts you are living in Ashefield.

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Local person available for work

keith — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:16:32 +0000

An Ashefield resident with a wide experience in web design, IT, and multimedia is seeking work. He is also available to give guitar lessons locally. For further information, contact Brian at 085 704 0715.

Bin tag offers

keith — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:29:38 +0000

Latest Offer Update (Jan ’10): Allied Waste Management is offering two tags for the price of one. These are available at all the usual tag outlets.

2 waste tags for €7.50
2 recycling tags for €4

Expired Offers (Dec ’09):

Allied Waste Management is offering four bin tags for €20 as part of their Christmas gift pack promotion.

Given the 10% saving claims, it appears that this offer is for two green bin (refuse) and two blue bin (recycling) tags for €20. It’s not clear on their website but this will be confirmed soon.

The cost of buying two green and two blue tags together from Wallace Recycling is €22. Allied Waste’s €20 promotion beats this by €2; enough for a Santa candle on the mantelpiece perhaps.

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