DESIGNERS AT WORK ON NEW LOOK FOR BOMB CORNER
Designers at work on new look for bomb corner
OMAGH District Council has commissioned concept drawings of ways the Market Street and Dublin Road junction can be rebuilt in the aftermath of the bomb.
Five properties on one side of the street and three on the other would have to be demolished, council head of development, Mr. Vincent Brogan, said this week.
He said the council was encouraging property owners to take a strategic view of the rebuilding.
The council has already met property owners, and will meet them again when the drawings are ready, probably within the next few weeks.
Mr. Brogan said: "We are aware of the sensitivity of the issue and we will work closely with all property owners."
He said the street affected by the bomb was in a conservation area and the council would act as a facilitator in dealing with statutory bodies.
The concept drawings would also look at ways of improving the riverside area, Mr. Brogan said.
Improved access for disabled people would also play a part in the concept, he added.
"Even before the bomb the council had applied for Lottery funding to redesign its toilets at the Market Street/Drumragh Avenue junction, and these plans might be reassessed to take account of developments at Market Street.
"We will be trying to guide and assist the property owners and to work with them at every stage of the way," Mr. Brogan said.
It was difficult to say how long it would take to rebuild the area, but the council hoped there would be pedestrian access through it in the near future, Mr Brogan added.
OMAGH District Council has commissioned concept drawings of ways the Market Street and Dublin Road junction can be rebuilt in the aftermath of the bomb.
Five properties on one side of the street and three on the other would have to be demolished, council head of development, Mr. Vincent Brogan, said this week.
He said the council was encouraging property owners to take a strategic view of the rebuilding.
The council has already met property owners, and will meet them again when the drawings are ready, probably within the next few weeks.
Mr. Brogan said: "We are aware of the sensitivity of the issue and we will work closely with all property owners."
He said the street affected by the bomb was in a conservation area and the council would act as a facilitator in dealing with statutory bodies.
The concept drawings would also look at ways of improving the riverside area, Mr. Brogan said.
Improved access for disabled people would also play a part in the concept, he added.
"Even before the bomb the council had applied for Lottery funding to redesign its toilets at the Market Street/Drumragh Avenue junction, and these plans might be reassessed to take account of developments at Market Street.
"We will be trying to guide and assist the property owners and to work with them at every stage of the way," Mr. Brogan said.
It was difficult to say how long it would take to rebuild the area, but the council hoped there would be pedestrian access through it in the near future, Mr Brogan added.
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Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1200
Published Date: 17-Sep-98
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