Most councillors will be very interested at the chance to be seen to be addressing an issue like this for residents, particularly given the imminent elections. The councillor should follow up on the lack of communication with residents, and the discrimination against apartment owners.I imagine the higher fee for apartments is to discourage people getting permits.
It's an awful lot of money, on top of paying for a mortgage, and seems to discriminate against apartment owners, who are not actually wealthier than house owners.
I wonder if the councillor be interested.
Don't agonise too much about your choice. I'd suggest calling the one from the party you normally support, but just call one. Or even call/email all of them (seperate emails of course) and see what happens.May I ask a rather embarrassing question?
Would anyone have a strategy for the best way to chose a councillor to contact..My area seems to be heavily represented by Sinn Fein, who I suspect might be very good in this type of case, but I do not and would not vote Sinn Fein.
Do people usually chose a counsillor from the party they normally vote for, or chose someone because they represent the nearest area towhere they live, in circumstances such as this?
Nicola
Try phoning them. It's a bit harder to ignore.There is a deafening silence from the TD and councillors that I contacted.
Great.
I think I see where they are coming from. I guess that DCC are taking the view that the apartment development should provide parking for the apartment dwellers, and that the street parking should be reserved for others who don't have the luxury of an on-site parking spot.I have had a further response from another councillor, who has said that blocks of apartments are excluded from on-street parking.
Yep, they are obliged to provide "adequate" parking within the development. When I lived in an apartment in Dublin 8 there was less than one parking space for each apartment.I think I see where they are coming from. I guess that DCC are taking the view that the apartment development should provide parking for the apartment dwellers, and that the street parking should be reserved for others who don't have the luxury of an on-site parking spot.
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