HOUSEHOLDERS NEED TO TAKE STEPS NOW SO THAT THEY WILL BE PREPARED SHOULD WE BE FACING INTO ANOTHER TOUGH WINTER OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW. THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM SWINFORD BASED FINE GAEL CLLR JOE MELLETT.

AT YESTERDAY’S SWINFORD LOCAL AREA MEETING OF MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL HE URGED THE PUBLIC TO GET READY NOW, AND WHILE MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL, HE SAID,  MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN KEEPING ROADS PASSABLE IN AN EMERGENCY – PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE MADE THEIR OWN PREPARATIONS.

HE IS ADVISING HOUSEHOLDERS TO HAVE SALT, TO STORE RAIN WATER IN A CONTAINER, TO HAVE A SHOVEL AND TO KNOW WHERE THE WATER INTO THEIR HOUSES CAN BE SHUT OFF.

IN ADDITION HE IS SUGGESTING THAT A DATA BASE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE OR PEOPLE LIVING ALONE THAT MIGHT NEED HELP IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULDS BE COMPILED IN LOCAL AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTY.