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PACT (Partners and Community
Together) |
The fifth Ballynafeigh PACT
(Partners and Communities Together) meeting was held in Cooke
Centenary Church Hall on Tuesday (September 15).
Alleygating was a big issue
raised last month, with residents expressing interest in getting
alleygates introduced to their area.
Gavin Bell from Belfast City
Council (BCC) Community Safety Unit gave a presentation on its
alleygating scheme. Mr Bell said that while they found from a
pilot scheme that the alleygates led to a reduction in crime, a
drop in misuse of alcohol and less dog fouling in the alleys,
residents should be aware that alleygates may not solve all the
problems they are experiencing.
Mr Bell said BCC currently
does not have funding for the alleygates. He added, however,
that if groups want to raise the money for the gates (such as
through fundraising) themselves, the council can provide
maintenance and insurance for them. The average cost of an
alleygate used by BCC is £4,000 per-gate.
On the second priority point, a representative from Road Policing at the Department for Regional Development (DRD) took questions from residents in relation to traffic and parking issues in the.........
