A long awaited walkway through the scenic Drumboe Woods in Stranorlar is to finally open next spring.
Cllr Martin Harley made the announcement at yesterday’s meeting of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District (MD).
The walkway, between the new Finn Valley College and the town via Drumboe Woods, was supposed to open 12 years ago.
However, Cllr Harley informed yesterday’s meeting that he’s been ‘guaranteed’ the route will be open next year.
“I’ve had a meeting with the developer (of the new school extension) and the ETB and I’ve been guaranteed it (the walkway) will be opened by the end of April, next year,” he said.
“It’s not what we had hoped for, but that’s the way it is. At least there’s a timeframe that it’ll definitely be opened.”
The news was welcomed by all councillors present.
At the last MD meeting in July, councillors were informed that the gateway from the college to the woods would have to remain locked during planned construction works for health and safety reasons.
Cllr Patrick McGowan said it was the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) that was preventing the gate from being opened, calling it an ‘absolute disgrace’.
Council engineer, Adrian McCool, told the meeting he couldn’t understand why an extension within the ETB site could have anything to do with the walkway.
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