SDLP welcome works to Barrack Street Footpath

This week the SDLP in Strabane have welcomed the repair works beginning on the Barrack Street footpath leading onto the Evish Road that has been in a state of disrepair for quite a long time.

Welcoming the news was Sperrin SDLP Candidate Liam Stewart who said “I welcome these works beginning on the footpath just above Barrack Street Boys Primary School. We in the SDLP have been lobbying the Housing Executive to have this work carried out for over two years following complaints from constituents.”

“Many of the complaints we felt were very serious. An elderly resident contacted our office and told us how they fell on the uneven bricks and badly hurt themselves. When we realised that this footpath was close to the local Church and two Primary Schools it was of great concern. We immediately launched a campaign to get this issued sorted.”

“Despite welcoming the news of these works beginning, it has taken over two years of lobbying and countless meetings with Northern Ireland Housing Executive officials. I would point out that Housing Executive Grounds Maintenance would need to get its act together. A further two residents have been badly hurt by falling on this footpath. These could have been avoided had the Housing Executive acted sooner.”