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Minutes of Special Meeting of Sligo Borough Council held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Sligo on Friday 27th November, 2009 at 10.30am


IN ATTENDANCE:

  • Councillor J. McGarry, Mayor of Sligo (in the chair)
  • Councillor D. Bree,
  • Councillor D. Cawley,
  • Councillor V. Cawley,
  • Councillor J. Devins,
  • Councillor A. Gibbons,
  • Councillor C. MacManus,
  • Councillor S. MacManus,
  • Councillor M. McGarry,
  • Councillor T. McLoughlin
  • Councillor R. O’Grady.

GUEST SPEAKER:

  • Mr Michael Finneran T.D., Minister for Housing and Local Services

OFFICIALS PRESENT:

  • Hubert Kearns, County Manager,
  • Paula R. Gallagher, Acting Director of Services
  • Bartley Gavin, Acting Director of Services
  • Mary Blowick, Meetings Administrator

It was proposed by Councillor J. McGarry, seconded by Councillor Declan Bree to adjourn the meeting to 11.00am as the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the impasse in the Cranmore Regeneration Project with Mr Michael Finneran T.D., Minister for Housing and Local Services who was to attend the meeting at 11.00am

Meeting adjourned until 11.00am

Councillor Jim McGarry welcomed Mr Michael Finneran T.D., Minister for Housing and Local Services and thanked him for taking time to address Sligo Borough Council.  The Mayor continued by saying that the Members of Sligo Borough Council were concerned with the lack of progress regarding the Cranmore Regeneration project and saw the Minister’s visit as a positive step in trying to move the project forward.Councillor David Cawley proposed, seconded by Councillor Jude Devins  and agreed
“That Sligo Borough Council adjourn the meeting to 12.15pm to facilitate a meeting with the Minister for Housing and Local Services re: The Cranmore Regeneration Project – this is in recognition of the busy itinerary and the limited time available today due to other commitments of the Minister”.

Minutes of Meeting with Mr Michael Finneran T.D., Minister for Housing and Local Services not recorded as part of Special Meeting of Sligo Borough Council

Meeting re-adjourned at 12.15pm

Mayor Councillor Jim McGarry excused himself from the meeting at 12.15pm, Councillor Jude Devins took the chair.

Notice of Motion

Proposed by Councillor Declan Bree, seconded by Councillor Chris MacManus and unanimously agreed that “Given that the new Sligo and Environs Development Plan 2010-2016 is now in place this Council requests the Government and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to sanction the preparation of the revised Framework/Masterplan for the regeneration of the Cranmore Estate, and further the Council asks that there be full and comprehensive consultation with the local community in terms of preparing the Plan”


This concluded the business of the meeting which ended at 12.30pm

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Meeting Date 27/11/2009