The following dates have been arranged for sweeps of the villages in Trim Municipal District:
| Summerhill | Monday 22nd March 2021 |
| Longwood | Tuesday 23rd March 2021 |
| Clonard | Tuesday 23rd March 2021 |
| Rathmolyon | Tuesday 23rd March 2021 |
| Ballivor | Wednesday 24th March 2021 |
| Kildalkey | Wednesday 24th March 2021 |
| Enfield | Thursday 25th March 2021 |
| Enfield/Ring Road | Friday 26th March 2021 |
Funding has been secured for one pedestrian crossing in the vicinity of St John’s estate towards the Knightsbrook Roundabout on the Dublin Road, Trim. There is no funding for a second crossing at this location therefore the exact location of the crossing being installed will be carefully considered following an engineering evaluation. The money will be coming from sustainable transport funding in 2021 therefore works will not commence until at least the second quarter of 2021.
This follows on from a 2019 Notice of Motion and subsequent Report on Pedestrian Safety Newtown Bridge & R154 Pedestrian Crossing.
Meath County Council made a submission to the NTA for funding of various schemes under the Stimulus Plan announced by Government last month.
The NTA have now confirmed the projects to be funded and the related allocation amounts and below is a list of the schemes relevant to the Trim Municipal District.
| Road Number (or Street Name in Urban Areas) | Location of Proposed Scheme | Project Type and Brief Description |
| R-159-89 | Enfield | Provide new footpath to creche |
| Lackanash Road | Trim | Signalised pedestrian crossing |
| R-158-0 | Summerhill Road, Trim | Reconstruction / renewal of defective footpaths or cycle tracks. |
| R-161-0 | Navan Gate Street, Trim, | Reconstruction / renewal of defective footpaths or cycle tracks. |
| Enfield Village | Various locations in the village | Recent walkability studies identified several footpaths, cycleways/lanes that need upgrading in order to become more user friendly to users, wheelchair users, buggy users, older people etc. |
| Summerhill Village | Various locations in the village | Recent walkability studies identified several footpaths, cycleways/lanes that need upgrading in order to become more user friendly to users, wheelchair users, buggy users, older people etc. |
| R156 | Summerhill Village | Reconstruction/Renewal of defective footpaths or cycle tracks |
| Ribbontail Lane | Longwood | Surfacing new link to Royal Canal |
Two changes come onto effect from Tuesday 5th of May:
The full document Roadmap for reopening society and business is available here & here.
Update from the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Health – 01/05/2020.
A tele-conference meeting was held on the 12th March last between the Kenny Lyons Architects, Leamore (Contractor for St. Dympna’s National School Kildalkey) and the MCC Public Lighting Section to agree the cost for completion of the works by Leamore. The following was proposed:
MCC would make provision in its Capital Plan in the amount of €22,500 towards the cost of the public lighting works
MCC would provide 12 No. public lighting heads/lanterns to Leamore for the public lighting (MCC could source these lanterns at a more competitive price through its maintenance contract)
Kenny Lyons would revert to the school/Department of Education to fund the remaining balance of the Contractor’s quotation to complete the works in the amount of €11,858.
Kenny Lyons Architects have advised that they were in contact with the Department just prior to the commencement of the current COVID 19 restrictions and that verbal agreement was given to fund the balance of the monies as set out above.
When the current COVID-19 restrictions with respect to travel and construction works are reviewed by the Government, Leamore may be in a position to advise and agree on a start date and programme for the works with Kenny Lyons Architects.
The Council understand that the ESB are progressing with preparing a work order for the electrical services diversion works required (note: some ESB works may be affected by current COVID19 restrictions also).
The initiative to waive the €5 fee for black bin waste on a trial period at the Kells Navan and Trim Recycling Centres has resulted in overstimulating visitor numbers to the extent that it has now become impossible to observe Covid 19 social distancing restrictions at the centres. Over 2,000 customers visited the centres over the weekend of the initiative, depositing 2,300 bags of refuse for safe disposal, some of which may otherwise have been illegally dumped.
The high level of activity presented difficulties in terms of traffic and essential travel restrictions also. Regretfully this high level of activity cannot be sustained in the current era of Covid 19 restrictions.
The Recycling Centres are deemed to be an essential service, in particular serving the needs of the population who do not have access to a kerbside collection service, and it is vital that they remain open during this period.
For this reason, it has been decided to reinstate the charges for household waste from 8.30am Wednesday 22nd April. This will lead to a reduction in the visitor numbers to the sites and will ensure that the sites are allowed to remain open whilst observing social distancing restrictions and that the use of the centres does not present a health threat to visitors or staff.
The public are advised to use the sites only if essentially required and to store materials where possible at this time.
The gate fee of €2 continues to be waived.
We continue to seek vigilance from the public in terms of illegal dumping which has increased in recent weeks.
All waste collectors must have a waste collection permit. Never use a waste collector who does not have a permit listed at www.nwcpo.ie
Report suspicious activity to environment@meathcoco.ie
For further information on recycling centres in Meath visit www.meath.ie
“Waste collection and disposal is designated as a critical and essential service and following consideration and recommendations of the Regional Waste Management Offices and the Local Authority Business Continuity Group the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment have agreed for Civic Amenity sites to remain open to facilitate acceptance of essential waste and in particular for households who are not in receipt of a kerbside / door to door collection service.
The Civic Amenity Sites at Navan, Kells and Trim will therefore remain open Monday to Saturday (8.30am to 4.45pm) however the public are advised to use the sites only if essentially required and alternatively to store materials where possible at this time. It is anticipated that if the Covid 19 restrictions are fully observed activity at these sites will be significantly reduced and social distancing will be more easily achieved.
As you are aware, in order to eliminate cash handling the Council waived the €2 entry charge to the three sites for the period of the current health protection measures being in place. We have also decided to waive the €5 fee for a bag of day to day residual domestic waste (with recyclables removed) on a temporary basis to reduce illegal dumping which is become ever more prevalent across the county and presents a serious health risk to our staff.
The operations at the three sites will be monitored on an ongoing basis and changes put in place where necessary.
Notwithstanding our decision to waive the fees as above, it is a matter for the Gardai to decide if the trip is essential or not.”
– Meath County Council Environment Department
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Day Monday, Wednesday & Friday
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Starting Tuesday 7th April
Number of Sessions – 6
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Number of Sessions – 6
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In light of the revised restrictions imposed on everyone following last night’s Government announcement we have been reviewing the operation of all Council services including the parking and warden services.
We believe that there is an important support role that our wardens can play to assist essential businesses and key workers in the current crisis.
Essential businesses include:
For the duration of the current emergency period therefore the revised role of our warden services will be to ensure that:
The Council would encourage any essential business having difficulties with illegal parking affecting access to their premises or parking for key workers to contact the wardens for assistance.
– Meath County Council
Given the unprecedented and extremely challenging environment we are now facing, ALL discretionary budgets are being reviewed and, therefore, the following budgetary measure is to be implemented:
This is only a temporary measure intended on protecting resources at a time of great financial uncertainty and the situation can be reviewed when the economic environment permits.
Therefore any payments not yet processed or issued, regardless of having come before a municipal district meeting, will now be postponed.
Any changes to this position will be notified to you, as appropriate.
– Finance Department Meath County Council