Write a commentAn ongoing problem with street lighting at Park Urney in Forkhill has been solved following the intervention of Slieve Gullion Councillor Mickey Larkin.
The local Councillor explained the issue “There has been an on going problem with the street lighting at Park Urney for some time. As the estate hadn't been adopted by the Dept for Infrastructure the responsibility remained with the Housing Association and their contractor.
"I have been working with the Fold and more recently Radius Housing to rectify the fault at the estate. Sinn Féin activists gathered a petition from residents of the estate and the School Road area demanding that Radius Housing fulfil their obligations to the community by repairing the fault."
Cllr Larkin presented the petition to a representative of Radius Housing while requesting prompt action to investigate and repair the fault. "Within two days, following further phone contact with myself, Radius had engaged an electrical contractor who identified the problem as a broken underground cable. The fault was then dealt with and rectified within a fortnight” the Slieve Gullion representative added.
