Mayo ghost estate is the 'Taj Mahal of dereliction'
Cllr Harry Barrett made the comment.
A so-called ghost estate on the Ballinrobe Road in Castlebar is the “Taj Mahal of dereliction”, according to a Mayo councillor.
Cllr Harry Barrett told the recent meeting of Mayo Co Council that "77 units are lying vacant" in The Waterways estate.
“I believe there are deposits on some units, and it is complicated, but it is derelict and anyone can see that. It is the Taj Mahal of dereliction in Mayo. I want to see it moved on and the kitchen sink with all available measures to be thrown at tackling dereliction.”
In a monthly management update, Ann Moore, Acting Director for Water Services, Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Services, reported that 13 compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) were signed by the council's chief executive in the past month with work on a further six initiated.
Eleven property owners have also been informed of the intention to place their properties on the derelict sites' register while12 further properties were added to the register.
Cllr Peter Flynn welcomed the increased activity and requested “not for the first time” that “a dedicated taskforce to deal with dereliction be set up within the council".
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