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CLARE County Councillors last night voiced their concern over the disruptive impact that moving the local authority’s offices around En- nis was having on Council business.
Last night, at the council’s October meeting, County Manager, Alec Fleming said that he hoped the council would be in a position to sign the contract for the €27.44 million works for the provision of a new Corporate Headquarters in the next couple of weeks.
The new HQ — to be built on the council’s former site at New Road, Ennis — is expected to be ready in 2007 and until then, council depart-
ments have been dispersed to various parts of Ennis.
Construction work on the HQ was due to com- mence in June, but was delayed due to negotia- tions between the council and the contractor, Michael McNamara.
Councillors from three separate electoral ar- eas, Cllr Brian Meaney, Cllr Christy Curtin and Cllr Martin Lafferty expressed concern over the impact the dispersal of the council’s offices is having on the services the council provides.
Cllr Lafferty said: “It is a great inconvenience to have different departments in different areas of Ennis. It is particularly affecting staff and council members.”