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A radical re-examination of everything that takes place in Mayo County Council is currently underway in a bid to turn the authority into a lean, mean, cost-effective operating machine.

Offensive graffiti on the Greenway from Westport to the Quay, was condemned by a local area councillor at a meeting on Monday, however the senior executive officer, Martin Keating, reassured members that in comparison to other towns graffiti in Westport is at a much lower level.

Councillor Peter Flynn has suggested that a way to alleviate traffic coming from the heavily congested Newport road is to provide a link road to the Castlebar road.

A motion has been issued by Fine Gael councillor Patsy O’Brien calling for more transparency on decisions made by strategic policy committees. Cllr O’Brien’s motion called for all decisions made at SPC level to be made an agenda item at the main council meeting each month.

An invitation will be extended to Queen Elizabeth to visit the Mayo Peace Park, if a proposed state visit to Ireland materialises in the next few years.

The imminent shut down of Skrettings Ireland fish feed factory in Westport, announced this week, is devasting news for the 22 workers and dozens of subsidiaries at the plant. The company, which will close by the end of the year, has been in Westport since 1989, with almost half the staff working there for more than 20 years. Latest live register figures recorded 1,846 people already signing on in Westport up to the end of August, and SIPTU shop steward Owen O’Malley, a worker at the plant since 1990, has described this latest job loss news as a massive blow.

The King of Rock ‘n Roll, Elvis Presley was celebrated in style on the 33 anniversary of his death, in a spectacular night in Kyteler’s Inn, Kilkenny recently.

Following the annual climb of Croagh Patrick last weekend which resulted in a number of pilgrims being injured, local Westport Electoral Area councillors have called for more safety measures to be put in place at The Reek.

A Westport area councillor said that the news that the Government is to stall the Western Rail Corridors construction from Tuam to Claremorris would be a “great shame” for the county and region.

Following the recent proposal by Westport Town Councillors to place the Westport House masterplan on public display, the local area councillors have also proposed that the plan be placed on public display.