-       Minutes of Boyle MDC Meeting July 26^th 2018

On the PROPOSAL of Councillor John Cummins.

             SECONDED by Councillor Valerie Byrne.

It was AGREED to adopt the Minutes of the Boyle Municipal District meeting of July 2018.

N61

Cllr Byrne welcomed the information that works on N61 near Tulsk would commence in the next few weeks when it was expected that the TII would give the go ahead.

N5

In response to an enquiry from Cllr Callaghan, Mr Murtagh notified the meeting that the tenders were in and contract was awarded for the Overlay on the N5

On the PROPOSAL  of Councillor Rachel Doherty

              SECONDED by Councillor Valerie Byrne

It was AGREED that Iarnrod Eireann would be contacted and requested to make provision for parking facilities for their customers at the Carrick-on-Shannon station.

On the PROPOSAL of Councillor John Cummins

              SECONDED by Councillor Rachel Doherty

It was AGREED that Roscommon County Council would be requested to consider extending the speed limit signs beyond the existing zone in the interest of road safety until such time as adequate parking facilities are provided at the Carrick on Shannon station.

Mr P Murtagh stated that he would liaise with the Director of Services in Leitrim County Council on the matter and revert with an update.

On the PROPOSAL of Councillor John Cummins

              SECONDED by Councillor Rachel Doherty,

It was AGREED to request the County Council to include the Playground in the Pleasure Grounds for consideration in the Regeneration Project as it is an important recreational resource in a prominent location.

On the PROPOSAL of Councillor Valerie Byrne

              SECONDED by Councillor John Cummins

It was AGREED to request that no staff would be moved from their present positions until such time as replacements were appointed. Cllr Byrne referred in particular to vacancies in the Ballaghaderreen area and requested that staff would be appointed there as soon as possible.

Councillors then congratulated Mr Philip Fleming on his transfer to the NRDO in Roscommon but expressed regret to lose him from the Boyle MD because of his co-operative nature and availability.

On the PROPOSAL of Councillor Liam Callaghan

             SECONDED by Councillor Michael Mulligan

It was AGREED that Irish Water would be requested to put notifications of planned outages in the area on Mid-West and Shannonside Radio so as to reach a wider audience. Cllr Callaghan stated that he had received complaints from residents in the Frenchpark area who had recently been without water for over 24 hours.

Property Owners Claire Byrne, Alison Clarke, Fiona Lavin and Barry Lynch attended the meeting   seeking inclusion of their venture for funding under Category 2 in the Rural Regeneration Development Fund .

Barry Lynch and Fiona Lavin spoke on behalf of the group. They outlined plans they have to convert vacant urban properties, in their ownership, into self-catering accommodation in the town centre to address the tourist accommodation deficit that exists since the closure of the hotel.

Claire Byrne of THE TOWNHOUSE Main Street, Boyle stated that she had already developed some units and the venture has proved to be completely feasible given the demand she has for bookings. She outlined her experience in the tourist accommodation business in the Westport area over many years and urged support for the plans to develop additional accommodation in Boyle.

Councillors welcomed the personal and capital inputs from the Boyle Rooms group and discussed including them in applications for funding.

Mr Pat Murtagh stated that the County Council were in the process of submitting 2 applications for Boyle and consideration would be given to including the Boyle Rooms project as requested.

Councillors complimented the Boyle MD Co-ordinator and staff on the efficient delivery of the roadworks programme 2018.