Labour Councillor for Greystones, Kilcoole, Newcastle, Delgany and Killdreenan
Posted on March 5th, 2009 by tomf
PLANNING
Councillor Fortune says “I would like to see stronger planning laws. I believe it is very important that local residents are listened to, and in my experience this is really not happening. We would have better projects in all areas if this was the case. We are now paying for some bad decisions that have [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2009 by tomf
VOTE NO. 1 – Tom Fortune - Making a Positive Difference
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Tom Fortune is asking for your No. 1 Vote - Why?
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Better Communities: As a councillor I have campaigned for better roads, footpaths, car parking, housing estate resurfacing, sewerage, pedestrian crossing, traffic calming and traffic management and much more. Much more needs to be done but [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2008 by tomf
Budget 2009 as delivered on Tuesday the 14th of October was a disgrace and aimed unfairly at the most vulnerable in our society. The absolute minimum key actions I feel that must take place to address this are:
We must immediately have reinstatement of medical cards for all people over 70 years of age
Class size promises [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
There is an urgent need for the whole area of anti-social behaviour to be faced up to. It needs the County Council, Councillors and Gardai to work together to try and tackle this ever-increasing problem. Existing passageways that are a necessity in many
cases should be upgraded with proper and adequate lighting and CCTV, this would [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
Cllr Tom Fortune says that there are issues regarding sewerage throughout the area. Wicklow County council has told him that the Knockroel Priestnewtown scheme will be done in early 2005. Urgent remedial work is also required in Applewood Heights, Grattan Park and Hillside in Greystones.
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
Wicklow County Council has been asked by Labour Councillors to immediately take in charge and be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of a number of housing estates where the bonds entered into by developers have long since expired. I stressed to the county council that some of
these estates are over twenty years old and [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
IÂ have asked Wicklow County Council to include within their work plan replacement of footpaths Greystones, Kilcoole, Killadreenan, Delgany and Killincarrig.
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
I have requested that a temporary access route be provided from Greystones Southern Access Route to the south bound lane of the N11 and that the roundabout at the Priestnewtown end of the ZAPI development be urgently opened.
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
Cllr Tom Fortune has asked Wicklow County Council to urgently come up with a solution to the traffic issues and access at the proposed Kilpedder interchange.
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
Rezoning Defeated -
Cllr. Tom Fortune was successful in getting the rescinding of the rezoning proposal for a residential facility on Sea Road, Newcastle at Wicklow County Council. “I’m delighted that the residents of Newcastle won out in the end,” says Tom “and that I was able to ensure success.
Leabeg Lane -
The dumping problem was sorted [...]