Minutes of meeting of the Dundalk Cycling Alliance
3rd April 2013
1/Attendance
Tony, Liam, Pat and Fiona.
2/Minutes.
Fiona proposed and Tony seconded the adoption of the minutes of the last meeting that were adopted and signed by Liam.
3/Matters Arising
Liam said that he postponed his interview on the radio because it would be ineffective while the weather was abnormally cold.
4/Website
Tony advised that he had updated the website.
5/Finance
Fiona advised that there was no change in relation to finance.
6/ Cooley Cycle Lanes
Tony will contact the N&MDC to see if any progress has been made.
7/ Dundalk Cycle Lanes
The meeting discussed ways if promoting more use of the existing cycle lanes in Dundalk. For this purpose Liam will see about using civics classes in schools as a way to make pupils aware of the benefits to health from cycling to school. Lain will also write to the Town Council to express appreciation for the way it maintains the cycle lanes.
8/Publicity
Liam read the letter he sent to the Town Clerk to acknowledge what they had done for Dundalk in providing the town with a cycle lane network.
9/AOB
Pat advised that a farmer told him that farmers with land on the Western Greenway were not liable for accidents on it.
10/ Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held in Liam’s house from 8:00 to 9:30 on Wednesday 1st May 2013.
Liam Kieran
Chair of the DCA