Belturbet housing estates in darkness

There are a number of Belturbet housing estates in darkness and the inherent dangers for residents were highlighted at the December meeting of the town council. The plight of the Railway View and Sli na Coillte estates in particular were debated. Cllr Peggy Gray revealed that the poles and infrastructure are in place at Railway View and it is more or less a matter of switching on the lights. Town manager, Kevin Reilly, explained that connection fees have been paid in respect of Railway View and some paper work has to be signed off on. However, there is the question of the running and maintaining the lights. "The council will not be taking over the running of the public lighting until the estate is taken over completely in charge," he explained. See this week's Celt for more...