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Jan 25 2024
‘Time public THREE WISE MEN have say on Abbey Street’ Consultation on project gets underway next week
by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie
l Joint presidents of Killanena GAA club, Tommy Clancy, Paddy Brody and Martin Canny at the community hall last Saturday where a presentation was made to All Star hurlers, Shane O’Donnell, John Conlon and Conor Whelan, all of whose parents hail from the North Clare parish. Full story p32 Photo by Tom Micks
PLANS FOR the controversial Abbey Street car park development as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy are to go on public consultation next week and are already causing a stir. Some 2040 DAC board members claimed they had yet to see revisions to the proposal as late as Wednesday morning. Already there is backlash from elected members of the Ennis Municipal District who have yet to see such ambitious plans while Save Ennis Town have welcomed the engagement but reiterated their opposition to the plans. Over 3,700 signatures on a petition opposed to the development has been compiled. According to Ennis 2040 DAC COO, Kevin Corrigan “considerable progress” has been made over the last year “in developing the concept for the Abbey Street Car Park site. We
are looking forward to sharing these exciting plans for the future economic development of the town”. Chair of Save Ennis Town, Gearoid Mannion told The Clare Echo that they welcome the forthcoming meetings and urged the public to attend to air their views. “We have been calling for public consultation on this controversial development for many months now. It’s time for the public to have their say”. Mannion outlined, “Save Ennis Town remains completely opposed to the removal of parking at Abbey Street Car Park - unless of course those spaces are replaced with alternative parking in the immediate vicinity.”
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