Lib Dem councillor for Alexandra Wayne Hoban has expressed his delight at the enthusiastic reaction of local residents to plans to develop The Triangle into a focal point for the community.

Following a meeting of local residents and traders last month to establish a working group, the development proposals have been put on display at Ink Xpress (the old post office) on Crescent Road and on the new community website – http://www.alexpark.org.

The proposals are hoped to transform the patch of triangular land situated between Palace Gates Road and Crescent Road in two stages. The first stage is planned to start late this year and objective will be to prepare the site for repaving and replanting in stage two.

The first stage will include:

clearance of existing shrubs

replanting with more attractive shrubs

installation of bollards to prevent pavement parking

removal of old conifer tree (to be replaced by a flowering cherry tree in second stage of the development).

Residents will be able to comment on these proposals in a book kept at Ink Xpress or on the website forum. These comments will be discussed at the next meeting of the Triangle Development Group on the 1st November, along with how to raise more money for the project.

Cllr Hoban, who has been working closely with residents and traders since the inception of this project, has welcomed the enthusiastic commitment of the community to making the plans a reality:

“Since the money was secured for The Triangle last month the community has really sprung into action. I am delighted that everyone will have the opportunity to view and comment on the plans to develop this community focal point.”