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KILLALOBE’S playground plans got a boost this week with news that the project have been allocated €60,000 towards the cost of providing the fa- TIA
Local councillor, Tony O’ Brien (FF) proposed at a meeting of the Killaloe area committee last week that the money be given to the project.
The council members had been
asked how they wanted to divide up a total allocation for the coming year of €83,000 under the county coun- cil’s playground funding scheme.
The members were told that next year would be the last year for this particular scheme and any other groups ready to go should get there applications in before the end of this year to be in with a chance of fund- ing.
Cllr O’Brien told the meeting that
he wanted to secure the funding for the group, who have been making massive efforts in their bid to provide a play facility for the town.
“They are a very progressive group and they are ably supported by a number of organisations in the area. The project will cost a total of about €150,000 and there is a significant drive to fundraise by the local com- munity,” he said.
Cllr Pascal Fitzgerald (Lab) sec-
onded Cllr O’Brien’s motion. “They are doing a marvellous job,’ he said.
Cllr Cathal Crowe (FF) asked whether the remaining €23,000 in funding was in danger of going else- where if the local authority bounda- ries were redrawn after the Boundary Commission publishes its report this month. The meeting was told that it is understood that no changes would come into effect until the next local Ae BO) ITS