North Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín has called for an action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour at a block of flats in North Belfast after violence broke out at the complex.
The PSNI officers had to escort security staff away from the block of flats just off the Antrim Road at the weekend after violence broke out.
The flats in Kinnaird Close, which are managed by Belfast Improved Housing (BIH), saw fierce fighting break out, causing the employees to raise the alarm.
A Sinn Féin delegation met with the housing association last week, before this latest incident, to discuss the worrying rise in the number of incidents in the flats and local republican Carál Ní Chuilín said clearly issues needed to be addressed.
“We met with BIH last Thursday to discuss the Kinnaird Close hot-spot and anti-social behaviour in BIH housing schemes,” said Carál.
“There are 36 flats in this block, 10 of them are vacant, and that is obviously a concern given the housing stress in North Belfast.
“Over the past eight years this development has gradually fallen by the wayside, helped on its way by the withdrawal of the concierge scheme around a year ago.
“We are engaging with BIH and the police over this issue as well as the Council, statutory organisations and residents. We want to devise and put in place an action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area and improve the quality of life for people in the area whose lives are being affected.”
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