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A milestone capital investment programme has been green-lit by members of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Governance and Strategic Planning Committee.
The investment, which forms part of a new £482m programme of transformative strategic and community capital investment being taken forward by the council, would see a range of capital projects being delivered across all District Electoral Areas within the council area.
The new capital strategy and approved rates investment ensured financing of up to £100m was in place towards two key strategic leisure aspirations in Templemore and Strabane, which were now being progressed to detailed design and planning. The council will also be able to progress a further suite of community capital projects.
The new community investment approved would see the delivery of nine new play parks across the council district (Currynerin, Rossdowney, Clady, Sperrin Heritage Centre, Carlton Drive, Hazelbank, Prehen, Glenowen and Carnhill), two new community centres at Glenview and Springhill, the refurbishment of Leafair 3G pitch, new carparking at Leafair community hub, new floodlighting at Melvin Arena, three new greenway lighting projects (Foyle Valley, Drumahoe and Bay Road), and the development of recycling facilities at Castlederg as well as progression of site acquisition and detailed designs for new recycling facilities in the Waterside.
As works progress on the new cemetery provision at Mullenan Road, funding would also be allocated to future proof capacity and address health and safety issues at the council's other cemetery sites at Mountcastle, Ballyoan, Strabane and Castlederg.
Funding would also be ringfenced to ensure the continued design, development and scoping of funding applications for a range of other community projects to ensure these can progress in due course, as well as providing for critical health and safety and maintenance investment in the council’s existing and comprehensive asset portfolio.
