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Members of Castlebar Town Council voted by five votes to two on Tuesday night to fix a development bond on new housing developments in the town. The new bond will see developers having to lodge a bond of €6,000 per house on developments of up to 10 houses, €5,000 per house on developments of between 11 and 30 houses (a minimum bond of €60,000 must be lodged) and bond of €4,000 per house on developments over 31 houses (a minimum of €150,000 must be lodged).

Cllr Mick O’Connell has called for Athlone Town Council council meetings to be made available over the internet for public access. Cllr O’Connell will put the motion forward at the November monthly meeting of the council.

Betty Doran, the former Green and Labour Party councillor, has told the Mullingar Advertiser that her declaration of resignation from the Town Council may have been “in haste”.

A chronic lack of social and affordable housing and a growing housing list are areas that seriously need to be addressed by the local authority, according to local representatives.

When the ballot papers are marked from first preference to last in next June’s local elections, there will be one familiar name and face missing from in the Castlebar area. After 34 years of service on Castlebar Town Council (previously the Urban District Council) and 17 years on Mayo County Council, Labour and Castlebar’s Johnny Mee has decided to step away from the council chambers and leave the political scene to a younger generation.

Castlebar Town Council must act immediately to ease the traffic gridlock in the town, according to Labour PRO Harry Barrett. “As Christmas approaches, we will see the town come to a standstill and emergency services put at risk if action is not taken,” he added.

Congratulations to the Rockvale Residents Association who organised an excellent clean up of the estate last week. Over 20 bags of litter were filled and with the assistance of the Town Council this was collected and disposed of environmentally.

An award-winning Indian restaurant was fined €2,000 plus costs in the District Court earlier this week (November 11) for littering offences.

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