'You will be prosecuted' Kilkenny landowners are warned - Council Highlights
Kilkenny councillors have argued that road users are being put 'in dangerous situations'
Independent councillor Maurice Shortall has requested Kilkenny County Council put pressure on landowners who have failed to comply with their hedge cutting responsibilities over the last year, claiming it leaves road users 'in dangerous situations.'
In a motion backed across the board at the most recent sitting of the Castlecomer Municipal District, councillors hit out at landowners who ignore the dangers their inaction create for road users.
Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council Mary Hilda Cavanagh requested a letter due to be sent out to landowners state they must pay the bill if council officials are forced to carry out the work themselves.
"We have a road down to our house that we can’t drive because the road is closing," Cllr Hilda Cavanagh claimed.
"There are no consequences (for those who fail to comply) and there should be consequences. You should be told if you don’t cut your ditch and you have no reason not to cut your ditch, you will be prosecuted," she continued.
Cllr Pat Fitzpatrick hit out a telecommunications company for not playing their part, allowing hedges to over-grow over their telephone lines causing potential danger to the public.
"There’s wires on ditches and are clogging up everywhere. When the next storm arrives and comes I don’t know how we’ll be fixed."