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Civic receptions for new President and Westport judges

A group of innovative business owners from Westport have come together to create a plan which will see the Market Lane area of Westport become Ireland’s first sustainable neighbourhood in the west of Ireland.

At Thursday’s monthly Westport Town Council meeting, councillors were informed that it is hoped that a draft part eight will be ready for September in relation to the convent building.

New Cathaoirleach of Westport Town Council Councillor Christy Hyland said that he “will walk the walk, rather than talk the talk” during his time in the chair.

Westport town councillors have voted against the introduction of on-street car parking charges, from April to October, which means that the €150,000 revenue needed to “balance the books” for the 2011 budget needs to be culled from expenditure.

The Carrowbeg River has not been damaged following a large oil spill in the town last week, after an oil container located at the old site of Northern Feather, and where the new Lidl store will be located, was ruptured.

Having pay and display parking on the streets of Westport, which was decided upon following the recent budget, is still a hotly debated issue among local town councillors, who voiced their concerns at a traffic management meeting held last Thursday.

Westport town councillor Brendan Mulroy told the monthly meeting of Westport Town Council that “the time has come for the town council to be live on the internet for meetings”.

A delegation from Westport Town Council is to go to the offices of the NRA in order to meet representatives, as they “won’t come to us”.

The Cathaoirleach of Westport Town Council was branded “ignorant” in her actions in silencing Councillor Christy Hyland during the annual budget meeting which was held last week.