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Almost two thirds of the housing loans owed to Athlone Town Council are in arrears, giving it one of the highest rates of debt in the country when it comes to housing loan repayments.

Plans are under way for what is hoped will be another successful Services and Information Open Day to support people with disabilities, which will take place this year at the Mullingar Park Hotel on Friday October 22. This event is going from strength to strength each year and this is the third time an event of its kind has been organised.

Whether it indicates an increasing acceptance of the executive’s work at council, or a growing tendency towards political apathy on the part of the people of Westmeath, there were just a grand total of two submissions from members of the public on five important plans and reports which had been on a cumulative public display at a number of venues around the county of more than half a year.

Fine Gael councillor Colm Arthur has declared his intention to seek the Fine Gael party’s nomination to contest the next general election.

It has been announced that €50,000 in funding has been secured by the RAPID committee for a new youth cafe to be opened in Spoutwell Lane, Mullingar.

The future of the Mullingar Arts Centre was assured this week with the unanimous acceptance of the Corrigan Report by the members of the county council after meetings with both its author and directors of the arts centre.

Plans to double the size of Athlone over the next 15 years were advanced this week (September 27) after councillors voted to accept the manager’s plan for 302Ha (750 acres) at Creggan on the eastern edge of the town.

Westmeath’s first ever Culture Night was held last week, September 24, and was hailed “a great success” by Westmeath County Council, who were delighted by the turnout and support shown.

Westmeath County Council has put in place a plan for the winter maintenance of the county’s roads, and this was presented to the councillors at last Monday’s meeting.

A survey of the Annaghgorta bog area is to be carried out by Westmeath County Council in the coming weeks, in the hope of addressing the ongoing problem of illegal dumping in the area.