Council may have to pay for ‘abandoned’ estates

CORK CITY could be facing a massive bill for finishing dozens of housing estates which have been abandoned by developers.

Council may have to pay for ‘abandoned’ estates

The news emerged yesterday after city councillors were told that a bond lodged by a developer almost a decade ago on an estate which has still not been finished, will not cover the cost of the outstanding work.

The council is planning to do the work on the Chapel Gate and Kempton estates in Ballyvolane before it takes it in charge.

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