Write a commentSlieve Gullion Councillor Terry Hearty has said that residents living along the Blaney road near Crossmaglen are demanding action to end what he has described as a “twenty year nightmare”.
“The residents have been living with mess and illegal dumping for 20 years. It has been a nightmare at this site. It is plagued with dirt and vermin. People are sick sore and tired of the lack of any type of action to address this nightmare”.
Continuing the local Councillor said “People have been badly let down by the NIEA (Environmental Agency) whose responsibility it is to clear this site.
Council officials have visited this site on many occasions and forwarded this information to the NIEA. Nothing has been done. We have had enough, this would not be tolerated anywhere else. Myself, the local residents and the Crossmaglen Community Association are saying it very clearly, “ Enough is Enough”. Those who dump their dirt on our roads and lanes care nothing for us as a community”
The Sinn Féin elected representative added “One Of Newry Mourne & Down Council’s top priority is tourism and promoting tourism within the entire district council area. No matter how much good work we do, tourists and visitors are faced with this before they enter Crossmaglen”.
Concluding Councillor Hearty said he was going to seek the full support of the Council to challenge the NIEA.
“I am going to ask the Council to take legal action against the NIEA for their failure in dealing with this awful blight on our town”.
