Tidy Towns Competition 2008 - Leixlip Results
Leixlip received a mark of 64.5% in this years Tidy Towns competition. This is some two percentage points more than in 2007.
Leixlip Tidy Town Results, 2004 to 2008
|
Criteria (% of Max Marks)
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
Ennis 2008
|
|
Overall Development Approach
|
72
|
78
|
78
|
80
|
84
|
94
|
|
Built Environment
|
67.5
|
67.5
|
54
|
56
|
56
|
80
|
|
Landscaping
|
80
|
82.5
|
66
|
70
|
70
|
88
|
|
Wildlife & Natural Amenities
|
73
|
73
|
44
|
60
|
60
|
62
|
|
Litter Control
|
50
|
50
|
42
|
46
|
60
|
70
|
|
Waste Management
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
|
Tidiness
|
70
|
70
|
46.7
|
60
|
53.3
|
70
|
|
Residential Areas
|
83
|
83
|
65
|
70
|
75
|
75
|
|
Roads, Streets & Back Areas
|
70
|
70
|
60
|
66
|
64
|
70
|
|
General Impression
|
60
|
70
|
70
|
70
|
70
|
90
|
|
Total Percentage
|
70
|
71
|
56.8
|
62.5
|
64.5
|
75
|
Note that the years 2004 and 2005 are not comparable with subsequent years as the criteria and marking scheme was changed in 2006, which still obtains.
- Residential Areas are, for practical purposes, marked on works done by developers, residents and their associations
- Overall Development Approach has to do with an assessment of the plan prepared by the tidy town association, its links with other players, including local authorities, schools, residents groups, etc, and its promotion of the tidy town ethos
- Tidiness is an indicator, like Built Environment, of the state of buildings, absence of graffiti, state of litter bins and other street furniture, absence of wires and trappings
- Waste Minimisation, a new area, is an evaluation of the extent of recycling of glass, waste products, etc, and falls mainly to the local authority to provide; it is grant-aided by government
- Litter Control is an area mainly within the remit of the county, and to a lesser extent, the town council; the control of litter is augmented by voluntary effort of tidy town activists, residents’ associations and individuals
- Built Environment effectively reflects the extent of control over signage and fittings in shopping or business areas which normally would require planning permission; it also reflects the taste shown by owners of commercial premises and public buildings and the respect for heritage properties
- Roads, Streets and Back Areas is an area of marking which predominantly reflects the attention given by local authorities to the provision and maintenance of public infrastructure such as roads and bridges as well as the respect owners of properties show to the public by the absence of dereliction and littered premises
- Landscaping, in the absence of parks department in Kildare County Council, was an area essentially maintained and provided by voluntary groups and individuals, assisted by financial incentives provided by Leixlip Town Council. Since last year a parks department has been established and there have been substantial improvements, some of which are ongoing, on that account.
- Wildlife and Natural Amenities has mainly been fostered by Leixlip Tidy Town Association through special planting, provision of bird boxes etc. There is a growing involvement by Waterways Ireland and KCC’s Parks Department.