Comments on: Bio Energy ; Once bitten, twice shy

By: Conor

Conor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:05:01 +0000

The Millenium Park interchange half way between Newhall and Maudlins would solve alot of problems.

This interchange will be the terminus also for the Sallins by-pass.

I think plans are in place for this interchange as part of the Sallins by-pass.

There won’t be an interchange at the bridge serving the proposed bio-mass plant. I can pretty sure of that.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:32:21 +0000

Pity about the funding – though no surprise there! I suppose we’ll have to wait for another couple of years before there’s any change to that!!

Keep ‘em coming!

By: James

James — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:24:25 +0000

Thanks Simon. Yes the Sallins bypass is still badly needed. A number of junctions in the village have recently aquired traffic lights, justifiable in their own right, but net effect to back up through traffic even further. Whilst ironically some the most acute junctions (primarily Osberstown) have no lights yet need traffic controls most. The bypass would satisfy a number of goals however last I heard funding was again on hold. Thanks for stopping by and I will try to keep the info coming! James

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:33:09 +0000

Well done – very interesting and please keep up the information flow…!

I’d welcome something constructive in the area. However, serious caveats will have to be observed before anything could be allowed – for example, access. There is no reason a link from the M7/N7 shouldn’t be built for trucks to this new facility, and no development should be allowed commence until this access has been completed! We are already overdue a Sallins by-pass but I’m realistic enough to know that, until the Naas one is fully completed, the people of Sallins/Monread will just have to wait…

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:32:34 +0000

Thanks for that – very interesting and please keep up the information flow…!

By: Conor

Conor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:56:12 +0000

Interesting re zoning.

Good news. Well done James.

By: James Lawless

James Lawless — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:35:06 +0000

Thanks for the comments folks.

@Tony thanks for the correction, had heard a few figures mentioned, from 15 – 50, was not sure on that myself. There would be a temporary construction stage and a longer term operational stage. Imagine the numbers would be lesser for the operations than to build the place.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:16:06 +0000

a small correction! The facility will employ 50 people in the construction phase. Approx 10 when in “production”.

By: Nell

Nell — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:04:25 +0000

It’s madness to allow this to go ahead so close to a residential area.

Sallins village and the Monread Road are already clogged with through traffic and having more trucks feeding this plant from all areas will only increase the danger to locals. The EPA/KCC have not managed the other waste site in the area very well and this would not give confidence where animal waste and sewage sludge etc. is being transported, stored and processed. The implications are far wider than the current situation with the Kerdiffstown facility.

By: Conor

Conor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:02:23 +0000

Bio-mass plants are good ideas.

However, they shouldn’t be built right beside residential areas.

The blame for this furore comes back to KCC for failing to produce a serious waste and energy policy. Until such time as they do this, such developers of these kind of installations will try their luck in building them wherever they can.