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There was unanimous support for the retention of Mayo VEC as a standalone organisation rather than it being merged with Sligo, as was proposed by the Government earlier this year, at the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council this week.

The elected members of Mayo County Council this week gave their full support to the Diaspora project being undertaken by the council.

Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne put forward a motion at the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council calling on the authority not to issue full payment to contractors until they have paid all subcontractors. This is to be included as a clause on contracts issued to main contractors. The motion received huge support from Cllr Kilcoyne’s fellow councillors this week.

Speaking at the Claremorris Electoral Area meeting last week Independent councillor Richard Finn, referring to speeding in estates in all towns, said that Mayo County Council will have to do something about the problem. He said local residents are annoyed and sometimes fearful for their safety due to the lack of speed ramps in estates which would serve to calm speeding and the racing ethos which has crept in over the past 10 years.

At a recent Claremorris electoral area committee meeting Independent councillor Richard Finn put forward a notice of motion that Mayo County Council provide funding in 2011 to have the car park at the playground in Claremorris tarmacadamed.

The members of the Claremorris electoral area committee this week welcomed the news that more resources were being dedicated by Mayo County Council to the issue of derelict sites.

Since the beginning of the cold spell, 44 call outs have been made to deal with treacherous roads. Throughout the 2009/2010 winter period a total of 131 call outs were made.

County councillors reacted angrily to the fact that lands which have been zoned in the county under the Mayo County Development Plan, may have to be dezoned, under a new Planning and Development Act 2010.

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.

Cllr Richard Finn has been informed by area engineer Tom Feerick that work will commence shortly on the installation of new footpaths and footpath restoration at Ardroe, Claremorris.