Wexford County Council recently made a decision to sell a field which borders Parklands estate on one side and Redmond Park on the other. Some Councillors expressed reservations about this decision at their last meeting. Expect the matter to be on the agenda again for September's meeting.
Around the same time the 'For Sale' sign went up the Council installed fencing blocking off access between Parklands and Redmond Park. This has generated a strong reaction from some local residents as the Council had, just a short time previously, made very worthwhile improvements to the access route from Parklands to Redmond Park making the route much safer and more attractive.
A spokesperson for the Love Redmond Park says that the group had approached the Council in recent months regarding the possibility of a creating a Wexford Community Garden in the adjoining space. The fact that there is pressure on local authorities all over the country to build more residential housing, especially of the affordable kind, may prove to be a factor in influencing the decision the Council takes on what to do with it.
Whatever happens, it would be good to see some manner of green space / corridor retained here especially as it is accepted that access to the latter makes for happier and healthier neighbourhoods.
As regards the blocked access we reckon that the pathway will be opened again in the near future.
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