worlds goodest teecher wrote: » And what about a revival of the Centre Block plan on a smaller scale? Also are there any significant plans for the “buildings” along Adelaide St?
dingding wrote: » From the council press releases etc... O Connell St refurbishment starting soon. Also plans to convert Stephen st carpark into a civic space with a cantilevered structure over the river. Other areas in the public realm are being planned for improvement. http://www.sligococo.ie/planning/SligoCityCentrePublicRealmPlan2018/http://www.sligococo.ie/planning/SligoCityCentrePublicRealmPlan2018/SligoCityPublicRealmActionPlan.pdfhttp://www.sligococo.ie/planning/SligoCityCentrePublicRealmPlan2018/PublicRealm_MaterialSpecification.pdf Also the long term development is laid out.http://www.sligococo.ie/cdp/ And the submission to the national planning framework.http://www.sligococo.ie/planning/NationalandRegionalPlanning/DraftNationalPlanningFramework/SCC-NPF-Submission-Mar2017-300dpi-v2.pdf
worlds goodest teecher wrote: » I only had a brief look through these but they seem very detailed and impressive. But this still leaves the question, what about: The Glasshouse apartments The Source building The old AWare shop The Adelaide The old Boots shop Broderick’s newsagents The old Brooks timber yard McCoskers/Gilroy Tiles on Castle St Kavanaghs pub The old Tommy Hillfiger shop The old cinema on High St Not to mention all the small derelict shop units boarded up around the town. Wine Street car park is one of the key locations in this town, and although it is better looking than it was this time last year there is nothing attractive about it. I thought the Council should design and tender for construction and say a 25year lease on a multi storey car park which would enable the current car to be redeveloped. This town has so much potential, particularly with tourism but the town itself needs to be more attractive.
dingding wrote: » The wine st car park was part of a land deal to develop the area. This fell through with the crash and with the recent upgrade of the carpark it may have reverted to council ownership. I think there is no shortage of car parking spaces in Sligo with connaughton road, the glasshouse, quayside and wine st, together with the on-street parking.
worlds goodest teecher wrote: » It was more in relation to the financial situation of the Council. I really cannot see how they could afford to lose out on income from parking fees while any significant development takes place. It would have to long drawn out phased development. That is why I was saying replace the lost parking spaces first then develop.
shanec1928 wrote: » Sure they have been happy to loose out on a certain car park for the last 20 years
dingding wrote: » https://www.irishtimes.com/news/redevelopment-of-sligo-gets-go-ahead-1.921582
sligojoek wrote: » Occupied is occupied. They're going nowhere. There were a load of scrapped cars there last week that seem to be gone now.
worlds goodest teecher wrote: » Enterprise Ireland and Sligo CoCo have brought a lot of new jobs to the town in recent months but Sligo has had very few new planning applications made for new housing developments. People and their families will have to move into the town to fill some of these new jobs and I’d love to know where they will all live? Is it an option for the CoCo to CPO the eyesore that is the apartment block at the back of Glasshouse? It could help provide social housing units within the town.
dingding wrote: » In addition to the jobs and more will come once the next industrial park is serviced on the new road at Caltra. This road and the bridge at doorley park will open up land for development. Many of the jobs will be filled by people on the live register within commuting distance of Sligo. I think there are of the order of 7,500 on the live register within 45 minutes commute of the town. Some of the jobs such as overstock will require staff to relocate to Sligo, while many of the jobs such as Abtran and Eir, (700 planned between them) I would imagine would predominantly be filled by people already living locally.
worlds goodest teecher wrote: » What powers does Sligo CoCo hold in terms pushing along development/redevelopment within the town boundaries? Can they write to owners of sites in zoned areas and of empty commercial buildings within the town and inform them that they are to develop/let/sell or face compulsory purchase? Enterprise Ireland and Sligo CoCo have brought a lot of new jobs to the town in recent months but Sligo has had very few new planning applications made for new housing developments. People and their families will have to move into the town to fill some of these new jobs and I’d love to know where they will all live? Is it an option for the CoCo to CPO the eyesore that is the apartment block at the back of Glasshouse? It could help provide social housing units within the town. In terms of commercial properties there are a number of buildings in the town that are empty, some derelict. How are these buildings aiding business and promoting tourism within the town? If I was a business owner within the town I would be asking the relevant people a lot of questions about what is being done to bring more life/business/tourism/development into the town. The jobs seem to be coming but let’s not forget about homes/schools/a hospital building that is fit for purpose.
realitykeeper wrote: » Property taxes can be used to discourage the hoarding of derelict property. If a landlord is getting an income, fair enough but if the property is costing him money, he will be more likely to sell.
worlds goodest teecher wrote: » So what I take from that comment is that the individuals/companies/financial institutions that hold these properties are not short of a penny and can afford to pay the tax and leave these buildings empty or derelict, to the disadvantaged to locals, visitors and those unemployed.
