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To: Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council CPO the Finglas ‘Drake Inn’ Site
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Alongside Finglas Tidy Towns, we are calling on Dublin City Council to undertake a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) of the site to renovate it for community and affordable housing use. Action on this is well overdue. CPO The 'Drake Inn Site' now.
Alongside Finglas Tidy Towns, we are calling on Dublin City Council to undertake a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) of the site to renovate it for community and affordable housing use. Action on this is well overdue. CPO The 'Drake Inn Site' now.
Why is this important?
The site of the former Drake Inn is a large derelict building in the heart of Finglas Village. It has been derelict for decades. Finglas has a huge need for community buildings that would bring people together and be used by local groups and organisations. Arts and culture events should also be a regular occurrence in Finglas Village, and the area urgently needs more affordable housing. The ‘Drake Inn Site’ could be turned into a community and cultural hub for Finglas, and could also include affordable apartments for people to rent and buy. I have raised this in the Dáil and with Dublin City Council and to date no action has been taken. This is a new opportunity for the people of Finglas to have their voices heard on such an important issue. It's time for long overdue action to be taken on this by the City Council. It's time to CPO the 'Drake Inn' site.
How it will be delivered
Members of the Finglas community will hand-deliver this petition to Dublin City Council.