SDLP carry out survey of Urney Road Area

In the last number of days the Strabane SDLP Team have been going door-to-door in order to complete a survey the party is carrying out in the Urney Road area.

SDLP Constituency Representative Daniel McCrossan explained, “Our office has been inundated with complaints regarding a play facility for children in the Urney Road, Castletown Court, Carricklyn Avenue and Jefferson Court areas, along with other areas in the vicinity. We decided to carry out a door-to-door survey in order to gather information and attain the views of all residents in the area on this issue.”

“The response we received was almost completely in favour of a play facility for children in the area, as many residents must travel to other areas in Strabane and even as far as Derry or Letterkenny to use a play park. The SDLP team believe that as rate payers, residents are fully entitled to a play facility in their area. Unfortunately as we carried out the survey it was made very clear that no provision had ever been made, when the houses were being built, for a play area for children.”

“Residents raised various issues, but most concerning was that of children having to play on the road, and fears they may be hurt by a passing car. The SDLP representatives and our elected Councillor Patsy Kelly, who carried out the survey, will now use the information gathered to lobby Strabane District Council and other relevant authorities for the placement of a community run play facility for children in the area.”