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Lisa Mulligan
Carrick-on-Shannon Sinn Féin candidate Lisa Mulligan is calling on the county council to establish and properly resource an internal small town taskforce to actually form a plan and focus on prioritising regeneration and putting an end to the perception of decline in our small towns.
“The changing face of retail, the demographics of our aging business communities, changes in trends, access to public transport, and the way out of town centre retail parks and business have thrived, are all challenges that have placed much strain on our smaller towns, she said.
“There is no quick and easy fix to these issues. Yet these issues are not a new challenge to our county.
“As far back as 2013 and 2014 my Sinn Féin colleague and former councillor Séadhna Logan had raised huge concerns about decline in our town centres and cited fears for the future of our small towns.
“In the subsequent years we have seen major upheaval and change in the fortune of all our town centres, with some being harder hit than others.
“The recent announcement of money for a new town centre plan for Carrick-on-Shannon has rightly been warmly welcomed by all.
“However it is imperative that an equally strong or even stronger case must now be made that other such grants and opportunities be prioritised to our other small towns on the basis of need.
“It is very evident and clear both to the business communities and local residents in our small towns, that if real and meaningful efforts are not put into regeneration in a very short space of time, these towns long-term viability is very much under threat.
“We still have time to make changes but we must think and act positively and constructively for these towns, and the setting up of such a taskforce may be a very productive and simple step in starting this process.
“If the council start the ball rolling all the sectoral interests will fall in behind, and if we all work together we can achieve anything for our small towns and communities,” Lisa said.
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