Category: Upkeep of the estate

Thanks to all the residents who attended the 2014 AGM of Ashefield Residents Assocation. Special thanks to Cllr. Ken Glynn who attended the meeting also.

The accounts were presented and it was reported that the closing balance at the end of 2013 was €3917.97.Expenses incurred during the year included grass cutting, repairs to the boundary wall near the entrance of the estate, and meeting room rental. It was noted that the account details have been published on this website.

It was proposed to reduce the household contribution to €20 this year, down from €30.

A number of other proposals were presented at the meeting:

1. Gauge interest in the establishment of a neighbourhood watch / text alert system in the estate. It was noted that this would only be feasible if there was interested from a large proportion of residents and following a public meeting in the future.
2. Ask Westmeath Co. Co. to carry out repairs to the boundary fence adjacent to the C-link road/Western Bypass
3. Erection of additional signage regarding dog fouling
4. Discuss a plan of action for the overgrown green area adjacent to the C-link road.

Other business

• Manhole cover outside number 4 on the front has dipped down and requires action
• Dog fouling and dogs without leashes is a growing problem – residents are encouraged to contact the Westmeath Co. Co. dog warden to report instances

Thank to Cllr. Glynn to who took actions regarding the additional signage, repairs to the boundary fence, and to follow up on questions regarding the overgrown green area adjacent to the C-link road.
Volunteers for the committee were sought. No new candidates were identified. The current committee members were re-elected.

Requests for volunteers and help with the 2014 collection were encouraged. Collections will take place within the coming weeks. It was also noted that residents can avail of the Paypal facility on www.ashefield.com

Slides from the AGM may be viewed below.

The 2014 Annual General Meeting of Ashefield Residents Assocation will be held on Wednesday 11 June at 8pm in the Newbury Hotel, Green Bridge, Mullingar

All residents of the estate are welcome

Items for discussion

• Presentation of the 2013 accounts – available on this website
• Discussion of the maintenance and remedial works in the coming year
• Election of the new committee for 2014

Dear Resident,

Thanks for your support in 2013 and we are sure that you will be as supportive in the coming year. As outlined above, we are holding our AGM on June 11th in the Newbury. We would welcome your attendance to bring you up to date on the work completed over the past few months.

With a view to continuing the work that your contribution has paid for, members of the Residents Assocication will be circulating in the coming weeks – requesting a contribution of €20 per household ( reduced from €30 in 2013 ). To make things easier, we can also accept payments via our Paypal account on this website.

It cost approximately €1345 to cut the grass and do other repairs to the common areas in the estate in 2013. Details of these and the full accounts are available on this website.

The collection has been well supported in the past and we are sure that we can rely on your support once again this year. We realise that we all have extra pressures due to Property Tax, etc. However, despite home owners paying this, the County Councils are not providing any additional services. It therefore requires us, the residents, to maintain the common areas and look after the upkeep of the estate common areas.

This request is being made to all residents; either renting their home or homeowner. However if you are renting your home and feel that this request is better directed to your landlord, we would appreciate if you forwarded this message to your landlord.

We would you can attend the AGM on June 11th and look forward to meeting you.

With Kind Regards,
Ashefield Residents Association