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A note to Ashefield residents

Folks, you should all have received the note below from the residents association by now, or over the next couple of days. If you’ve found ashefield.com from that note, welcome! – hope you find this site useful. Contact the site at info [at] ashefield.com if you have any news, photos of the area, or would like to add your service details if you’re a resident.

It is lovely to see the end of the cold weather and nice that the bright evenings are kicking in. With Spring in the air, we would like to remind residents that the grass cutting season will soon be here.

As you may know, since the county council took over our estate some years ago from the developer, Billy Connolly, it is now the responsibility of us, the residents, to look after the common areas within the estate.

To enable and assist in the maintenance and general upkeep of these areas, the residents association is once again asking for a contribution of €30 from each household towards these costs.

Collectors will call shortly to all houses in Ashefield and it would be appreciated if residents in a position to contribute would kindly do so.

Tenants are requested to pass this information on to their landlords.

Minutes of the residents association AGM

Ashefield’s resident association’s annual general meeting took place in the Newbury Hotel on Thursday July 2nd, 2009.  Cllr. Robert Troy was also in attendance. Below are the minutes:

  1. Mowing – new contractor engaged; €120/cut for 4 greens; season bill ~= €1600. Some debate re responsibility for the large green area alongside C-link road. (R. Troy/E. Flynn to investigate ownership).
  2. Verges  – maintenance is responsibility of individual householders/residents
  3. Trees – vandalised trees replaced by residents association; maintenance of trees done by council. Responsibility for removal of felled trees along C-link to be determined [see a) above]
  4. General maintenance – some capstones missing around the estate – (1 pillar/1 wall at apartments; 1 pillar at ESB substation; others?). If finances allow, the residents association will source volunteers/contractors to replace same.
  5. Litter & Bin collection – overfilled bins are a litter hazard. If the bin lid can’t be closed, there’s scope for rubbish being blown around.
  6. Dogs – increase in # of dogs running about unsupervised – some of which are on special restrictions list. Dog fouling not being addressed by owners.
  7. ASB – level of anti-social behaviour seems to have abated. It’s important people keep on top of it and report it where witnessed.
  8. Empty/rented houses – high level of rentals in the estate (25% registered with PRTB; probably half as many again not registered)
  9. Contributions – low level of contributions from 120-210; need to pitch relevance of RA to these areas differently. Yvonne, Chris, Martin and Keith to act as area reps.
  10. Finances – state of finances as at Dec. 08 published
  11. Election of Officers – Chairman: Eddie Flynn; Secretary: Tom Brophy; Treasurer: Conor Loftus. [Committee members remained unchanged at this meeting]