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A smaller CCTV system than first proposed will be installed in Westport due to a lack of available funding.

There was good news for Mayo this week in the Government’s €2 billion stimulus package which included two Primary Care Centres for Mayo.

It was a week of changes at the top tables of local politics in Mayo with the election of new Cathaoirleach and mayors in the four local authorities in the county. On Monday afternoon, Fine Gael councillor Cyril Burke was elected as Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council for the coming year at the AGM of the council. The meeting itself had to be adjourned for a short time following an interruption by a group of mostly Shell to Sea protesters, who were protesting over a high pitched noise they had to endure over the June Bank Holiday weekend while Shell was carrying out hydro-testing in the area. After the meeting resumed, Cllr Burke was elected as Cathaoirleach and Cllr Patsy O’Brien as leas-Cathoirleach. Cllr Burke is also the Cathaoirleach of the BMW regional assembly.

The new Cathaoirleach of Westport Town Council, Councillor Ollie Gannon, said that he looks forward to his new role with “enthusiasm and optimism”.

A war of words broke out at Westport Town Council’s AGM this week over the nomination of the Leas Cathaoirleach, with Fine Gael refusing to share the chair with the council’s other political parties, after being asked whether this could be done by Fianna Fáil councillor Margaret Adams.

Traders in Ballinrobe and Claremorris have joined forces to campaign for fairer car parking. The initiative by Ballinrobe BEO and Claremorris Chamber of Commerce is aiming for one hour of free parking on weekdays and free parking on Saturday.

The second Great Western Greenway 10k run/walk, co-organised by Mayo Sports Partnership, Westport Leisure Park and Westport Town Council, took place on Saturday May 26 last with more than 300 participants lining up for a 2pm start on the Newport side of the Greenway. According to Mayo Sports Partnership, the event which took place in fantastic weather conditions mainly attracted first time runners of this distance and was an off road trail run/walk.

Bike Week 2012 takes place between June 16 and 24. Westport Town Council in association with An Taisce, Iompar Mhaigh Eo and Mayo County Council’s Road Safety Officer have organised a number of events in Westport during Bike Week.

The cathaoirleach of Westport Town Council, Councillor Christy Hyland, members and management of Westport Town Council, would like to sincerely thank everybody who participated in the St Patrick’s Day Parade which was a tremendous success. Indeed the theme of the parade ‘Teamwork, Everyone’s a Winner’, in recognition of 2012 being designated as The International Year of The Co-operative, was really to the fore on the day.

A stimulus proposal for businesses in Westport was up for discussion at the Westport Town Council meeting last night, Thursday March 9. The stimulus proposal is to encourage the occupation of vacant commercial premises in the town and aims to support local enterprise, retail initiative, and employment through the proactive encouragement of innovation and entrepreneurship.