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POWER IS CLOSE to being restored to street lights at an unfinished Kilock housing estate which had the lighting switched off last Thursday.
Energia currently powers the street lighting managed by Kildare County Council, and Kildare County Council contacted the company yesterday to request they start supplying electricity to power the street lighting in the Chambers Park estate in Kilcock.
The developers of the estate went into liquidation following four years in receivership.
Chambers Park resident and elected chair of the residents committee Pat McGarry said he and fellow residents were disappointed that the council had not had any direct contact with them on the issue.
“I think it’s a pity that’s the way they go about it,” he said.
We’ve been waiting in earnest now for the lights to come back on.
Energia has contacted ESB Networks requesting immediate reconnection of the estate.
It said that once this reconnection has been made by ESB Networks, Energia will be able to power the street lighting.
A spokesperson for ESB Networks said they are waiting on paperwork from Energia before they can begin the process of switching back on the street lights.
Once these documents have been put through and processed, the process to switch the lights on can begin. This could take a number of hours.
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And who pays the bill?
Half a story here on the journal
Tom Feely will pay in bitcoins
The €47k that the residents paid last year to Kildare Co Co in LPT would more than comfortably cover the cost of lighting and sewage…
With no street lights how will the kids ever know when it’s time to come in?
I heard the post was late in another estate today. Where’s the journal on that one? One would think someone in the journal lives in the above estate.
I think there’s a pothole being filled in Dingle today also.
Damn it. Dingle gets everything.
Electricity for kilcock…. The future is now…..! Them swans in the canal must be delighted…!
No it’s not a “piss take” …
Yes a lot of ppl have no street lights at all…. The difference with this estate is there are street lights – which have been switched off without notice – why should the next estate have lights and not this one??
It is a built up town not two houses on a five mile country road! It needs lights for various reasons!
There are many estates like this which did not make the news – as no one bothered to stand up and make it happen!!
I’m sure the rate payers of Kildare will be happy.
This has to be a piss-take.
I’s hopes that youse can still see the stars ..lol lol
At last, some light at the end of the tunnel!
Such a relief
Um, what about the sewage plant? The maintenance of the lighting? Who will be paying to ensure services are maintained for the people living there?
The residents in the form of their Local property tax….. Its just a shame that the sheeple of Ireland are not prepared to stand up for what is their LEGAL rights.. When big Phil announced the LPT he justified it by saying it paid for street lighting. Chambers Park residents paid €47k last year in LPT, this would power the sewage system and pay for street lights for 3 YEARS.
You misunderstand, Pa. I was asking which body would be responsible, the local authority? The article never even touched on such questions.
As far as I can see, and your figures back it up, estate dwellers pay far more in LPT than they draw down.
Yet another reason that ghost estates should be treated more equitably.
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