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In light of the grim financial circumstances in which many local people find themselves, Mullingar town councillor Ken Glynn is calling on the Government to introduce a system whereby car tax could be paid on a monthly basis.

With the treacherous road conditions of the past winter still fresh in the mind of many of the county’s inhabitants, the council this week announced an additional 33.5 kilometres of Westmeath roads which will be gritted in the case of extreme freezing weather conditions.

“Geographical coincidence” was the explanation given for why certain areas of Mullingar experienced more water rationing recently than others, according to county manager Dan McLoughlin.

Westmeath County Council has confirmed that all water hydrants in the county are tested and flushed out regularly, and their pressure constantly monitored, as part of the county’s watermains programme.

The zoning of an area of Forest Park industrial estate for heavy industry sparked a lengthy row among councillors at this week’s county council meeting, as they clashed on whether or not a closed meeting was necessary to discuss the issue.

Steps were taken at this week’s town council meeting to prevent the outbreak of a ‘bins war’ across the county, after Mullingar’s mayor raised concern over the question of the ownership of domestic bins.

A motion to erect bilingual signage in Mullingar’s housing estates sparked a heated exchange of words at Tuesday’s town council meeting, after cathaoirleach Cllr Ruth Illingworth questioned the local relevance of the names of some housing estates on the west side of Mullingar.

The unprecedented levels of flooding which hit the Shannon region late last year were under investigation at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on Tuesday this week.

It is anticipated that the Clonmore Link will be completed within the next year, while the Mullingar Main Drainage scheme will come to fruition within the next three years.

Westmeath County Council staff worked over 2,000 extra hours over two weeks to repond to the latest weather crisis, according to a report presented to councillors this week.