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\n A pane of glass that had fallen from the balcony.\n<\/p>\n
A council-led review into the buildings is ongoing.<\/p>\n
Independent councillor Joe Kelly, who sits on the LCSP and has represented the wider area for most of the past two decades, told The Journal that the plan helps underpin changes and more \u201cliveable\u201d development that is needed for the community.<\/p>\n
Kelly explained that the LCSP plan was born out of a recognition that broader aims were needed to address longstanding issues facing Carrickphierish.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had great plans in the 2006 period and then the economic crash happened. We were to expand the city out the north-western side and there were plans for it to come with a heart and a soul built around it, but all of that fell away,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n
As a result, what building that taken place has been \u201ca bit piecemeal\u201d, leading to \u201cfractured\u201d development over the past decade.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re playing catch-up,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n
A 68-point action plan has been developed by the LCSP as a result, touching on everything from developing community clubs to remote work offices, with the partnership now attempting to make this a key feature of its work.<\/p>\n
The survey of almost 80 locals found the area is viewed as lacking services and in need of development.<\/p>\n
It noted a higher proportion of lone-parent families \u2013 at 22% \u2013 which was double that of Waterford (11.2%) and significantly higher than the state (9.9%).<\/p>\n
Among the issues highlighted by the report and residents was that there were \u201crelatively few opportunities\u201d for informal social interaction and spaces for community to meet.<\/p>\n
While a state-of-the-art library was opened in 2018, the report found that this one building wasn\u2019t enough on its own to cater for the wider area.<\/p>\n
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\n Carrickphierish Library. Opened in 2018, the LCSP report said it was being relied on to provide a community space in the area.\n<\/p>\n
However, Kelly said he feared that planners and developers may not be required to actually heed the desires expressed by the LCSP when setting out for new housing or other developments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plan the LCSP drew up adds a lot to it, but how does it fit with planning? They will cite the local area plan or whatever the national guidelines are for density, but will they look in detail at what the LCSP came up with? I\u2019m not certain they will,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n
The councillor added that many complaints around road safety have \u201cfallen on deaf ears\u201d, with a hope that the LCSP can assist to help develop the area.\n<\/p>\n
Funding for dedicated teenager space<\/p>\n
The LCSP report also found limited outdoor recreation areas and parks, including playgrounds, which the local partnership now hopes to address.<\/p>\n
Funding worth \u20ac100,000 has been allocated to Waterford City & County Council for an outdoor \u2018teen space\u2019 in Carrickphierish, following a push by the LCSP.<\/p>\n
Music speaker posts, sheltered areas and what is described by the council as \u201cscattered informal seating\u201d will be paid for with the funding.<\/p>\n
Kelly said that any plan to make Carrickphierish a success has to look at providing \u201cuseable, liveable\u201d space for the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a long time the complaints have been that there has been nowhere to go and no heart of the community, so this is part of trying to address that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Journal\u2019s reporting of the new Local Community Safety Partnerships is supported by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.<\/p>\n
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