Ardoyne Sinn Féin councillor Gerard McCabe is backing residents’ calls for urgent action to address a litter and dumping problem that is making their lives a misery.
For years the entry that runs between Ardoyne shops and Balholm Drive has been a dumping ground for all manner of rubbish.
“The relevant departments at Belfast City Council are working with me to try and find the best way forward to find a satisfactory outcome to this problem,” said Gerard McCabe.
He said part of the problem is that the entry is unadopted, which means no single department has responsibility for the maintenance of it.
“I have already met with DRD, the Housing Executive and Belfast City Council’s Environmental Health department to try and find the best way forward.
“There have been a lot of ideas with regards to the different departments going in and cleaning it up but none of them are legally bound to do it.
“I am going to be reporting back to the residents next week to see how we can get work done to the entry and get it maintained by different government departments.”
“I will be asking the Council’s Environmental Health department to treat this as a serious issues and explore how they can move it forward on a health and safety issue because the entry is unsafe to walk in.”
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