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Fine Gael Councillor Eugene Lavin expressed his concern at the lack of progress on the Kiltimagh development plan at the bi-monthly meeting of the Swinford electoral area committee this week.

Four group water schemes in County Mayo are non compliant with regulations according to Mr Joe Beirne, Director of Services and Senior Engineer for Mayo County Council.

Lack of funding is delaying water and sewerage schemes being developed in the county, members of the Water and Sewage SPC were informed last week.

Council candidates in the Swinford electoral area will benefit from 505 additional votes in the next local election due to the amalgamation of Aghamore into the area.

During the Ballina area meeting councillors and the director of services, Paddy Mahon, made it clear that rumours circulating about the future of the Jackie Clarke Collection were unfounded and the message “loud and clear” was that the collection will remain in Ballina.

Plans to develop a Strategic Development Zone at Ireland West Airport are progressing, a meeting of the Swinford electoral area committee heard this week.

With the new year creeping around the corner it was budget time for the local authorities in Mayo over the past week. Mayo County Council will meet this afternoon (Friday) at 2pm to finalise its budget for the next year, while the three town councils in the county have wrapped up their budget proceedings, with Ballina leading the way by cutting their rateable valuation by one per cent for 2009, and Castlebar and Westport were able to hold off any rate increase for the new year.

Ballina Town Council could be on a collision course with the Department of the Environment they were warned when they amended the town development plan this week.

Mayo County Council is running out of salt for gritting the county’s roads so a reprieve from the current cold snap will be welcome. At present there is only enough salt left to grit the roads until the end of this week and after that resources will be very limited.

Landowners at Ireland West Airport Knock, where a special development zone is being mooted to ensure the future development of the airport and surrounding lands, are concerned about the details of a deal being offered to them.