*€100,000 funding allocated to develop plans with local
stakeholders to attract more people to live in the town centre
Senator
Frank Feighan has welcomed the inclusion of Boyle as one of the six towns
included in the Town and Village Pilot Residential Occupancy Scheme.
“This pilot
scheme, announced by Minister Michael Ring today, is aimed at encouraging more
people to live in the centre of the town.
“Funding of
€100,000 has been made available in order for Boyle to prepare a plan with
practical solutions to increase the number of people living in our rural towns.
“This pilot
scheme will consider ways in which properties that are currently not in use can
be renovated to allow them to be used for residential purposes. This is all
about encouraging people to move back into town centres such as Boyle.
“This one of
the key objectives of the Boyle 2040 plan which was launched recently. This
pilot scheme will have a two-fold effect: it will help rejuvenate the town
centre while also contributing to the housing needs of people.
“As Michael
Ring has said, this pilot initiative will allow six Local Authorities,
including Roscommon County Council, to develop and test different innovative
models which are considered appropriate for towns of different sizes and in
different locations. The learnings from this approach will help to
provide an indication as to what might work well for similar types of town on a
wider scale.”
Contact:
Senator Feighan, (086) 8331234.
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