People invited to participate in public consultation on improvements to Carlow village

Members of a Carlow village are invited to participate in public consultation on planned improvements in the area. 

Carlow County Council is encouraging people to express their views on a plan for Rathvilly which aims to guide the creation of the village as a great place to live, work and visit. 

The Vision Rathvilly 2040 team would like to hear how to become a thriving destination for locals, visitors, for families and for businesses.

People can get involved by submitting a comment online on Carlow County Council's Online Consultation Portal, reviewing the plans, and arranging an appointment with the project team (by e-mailing enterprise@carlowcoco.ie or by calling Nela Dowling in the Local Enterprise Office). 

Those interested can also meet the team on the consultation bus (which will be in the Village Centre on December 12 and 13, or attend drop-in consultation meetings with VHA Architects  on December 13 from 3pm to 8pm. 

Explaining the consultation process, the Head of Economic Development and Enterprise with Carlow County Council, Kieran Comerford, said, "The project team has prepared two options to give people a feel for a potential future project for the development of Rathvilly. 

"We want to hear is peoples’ views on the two options, what they like, what they don’t like and other elements they would like to see. From that we will draft a final version for consideration for the ultimate plan. These are designed to encourage and elevate discussion and get opinions from people who live, work, play, visit and experience Rathvilly." 

Vision Rathvilly 2040 is funded under Our Rural Future, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund.

Aisling Leahy from VHA said, "We are delighted to be working with Carlow County Council and look forward to our engagement with the local community and key stakeholders in the development of this plan."