Water feature on seafront

Selandia

Couldn't believe my eyes this evening when I saw a roped off area in front of ST Davids and a sign saying a "water feature" is under construction. Hello? In front of a natural "water feature" i.e The sea!! Have the council lost the run of themselves altogether? It'll look ridiculous.....I despair!

Charlie-Bravo

Selandia wrote: »

Couldn't believe my eyes this evening when I saw a roped off area in front of ST Davids and a sign saying a "water feature" is under construction. Hello? In front of a natural "water feature" i.e The sea!! Have the council lost the run of themselves altogether? It'll look ridiculous.....I despair!

erm...is this the harbour?

*cough*

mikedragon32

If it's anything like the "water feature" in the park I'm sure it'll be grand.

sagat2

Could be a drinking fountain?

Dunphus

sagat2 wrote: »

Could be a drinking fountain?

Sure everyone just goes to the beach to drink, waste of money!

vinpaul

Selandia wrote: »

Couldn't believe my eyes this evening when I saw a roped off area in front of ST Davids and a sign saying a "water feature" is under construction. Hello? In front of a natural "water feature" i.e The sea!! Have the council lost the run of themselves altogether? It'll look ridiculous.....I despair!

Must agree with you. Where are the funds coming from???
Pot holes all over the place, footpaths broken and the council procede with this costly project. Has no one in Engineers office been around the town to witness the damage from the harsh winter weather?

trad

Public toilet?

pixbyjohn

Selandia wrote: »

Couldn't believe my eyes this evening when I saw a roped off area in front of ST Davids and a sign saying a "water feature" is under construction. Hello? In front of a natural "water feature" i.e The sea!! Have the council lost the run of themselves altogether? It'll look ridiculous.....I despair!

I don't think it is going to be a water feature. There is a sign up ok with "water features and landscaping" written on it. It appears to be a contractor's sign. Maybe it is being done with a private residents money and not the council's funds.
(I wonder has it/does it require planning permission ? thinking out loud to myself)

Selandia

pixbyjohn wrote: »

I don't think it is going to be a water feature. There is a sign up ok with "water features and landscaping" written on it. It appears to be a contractor's sign. Maybe it is being done with a private residents money and not the council's funds.
(I wonder has it/does it require planning permission ? thinking out loud to myself)

Well I'd be just as outraged if it's private money, a water feature will look ridiculous in the forefront of what is a beautiful sea view. Surely it couldn't have planning permission? Apart from the funds being needed for pothole and other repairs as pointed out by the previous poster, they could have been spent doing sensitive repairs and maintainence to the cliff walk to Bray or the sea path to Kilcoole. Leave the Greystones seafront alone, I say, there's enough silly little walls and paths leading nowhere!

pixbyjohn

I really don't think it is a water feature. I can understand your concern though.

pixbyjohn

20110205-DSC_2850
DSC_2851

loyatemu

open-air urinal?
altar for human sacrifices?
first section of the Greystones monorail?

Charlie-Bravo

looks like a BBQ.

monorail,monorail,monorail! Donuts, is there anything they can't do?

I propose the replacement of the Charlesland Shuttle with a Monorail...daft?

Huntthe

It's.... eh..... beautiful, just what we needed :rolleyes:

darter

Just walked by it. Funnily enough - it looks just like the photos...

It's certainly not a water feature - that's just the range of the contractor's work.

Not sure what it is. I'd guess at a Greystones sign with map etc. Perhaps description of the grey stones? Would be nice if we got more info from the WCC or Greystones committee as to what it is.

But for now, I won't knee-jerk object or be sarcastic - I'll wait until it's finished...

pixbyjohn

It is part 1 of 2 by the looks of it

pixbyjohn

I see they are progressing on the 2 display stands at the seafront.
To display the Birds and the Flowers & Fauna of the locality

pixbyjohn

DSC_4704

markest

Don't be too quick to judge, i've often seen crows & dogs dragging rubbish out of these bins in search of a snack.

pixbyjohn

markest wrote: »

Don't be too quick to judge, i've often seen crows & dogs dragging rubbish out of these bins in search of a snack.

OK point taken, thank you.

loyatemu

also, that bin is full - the wind would easily blow out rubbish from the top of it. The provision of bins around Greystones in general is very poor (there isn't a single bin on Church Lane).

darter

loyatemu wrote: »

also, that bin is full - the wind would easily blow out rubbish from the top of it. The provision of bins around Greystones in general is very poor (there isn't a single bin on Church Lane).

Not only are there too few of them, they are not emptied enough. In Summertime the park opposite the DART station is full of rubbish as the bins are full so people are putting their rubbish next to the bins, but it gets blown around the park. Yes, ok, there are some dickheads who leave their rubbish on the grass.

threetrouts

Heard they were two podiums/sea defences for Enda and Simon Harris to stand on as the tsunami of overwhelming debt comes from the East.The bin is overflowing from all the rubbish they've been speaking.

threetrouts

No just heard update that they are launchpads for the Harris type 3 missile.BTW has anybody heard or seen from him lately.

Charlie-Bravo

Harris who?!:rolleyes:

Annasopra

What's thepoint of these?

pixbyjohn

20110521-DSC_4894 by pixbyjohn, on Flickr

pixbyjohn

20110521-DSC_4895 by pixbyjohn, on Flickr

pixbyjohn

20110521-DSC_4911-2 by pixbyjohn, on Flickr

hobnob101

I for one like them.

darter

Credit where credit is due - good job Greystones Town Council & Tidy Towns...

loyatemu

call me cynical, but they look like graffiti magnets.

on a related note, the seafront between the harbour and the south beach is starting to resemble a cemetery there are now so many granite memorial benches - some of them even have "RIP" and dates on them.

I know people want to commemorate their loved-ones and its a cheap way for the council to provide seating, but it has gotten out of hand.

The Guide

well you have to remember that the tidy towns committee are giving up their time to improve the town and working very hard every week and the least we can do (those of us who do not take part) is say thanks and support what they do.