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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 13, 2013

HEADED ITEM NO. 10

HEADED ITEM: E. Conroy

VILLAGES INITIATIVE

REPLY:

The Council agreed as part of the part of the budget process to allocate funds for the development of designated villages within the county.  The primary purpose of this fund was to drive initiatives which would result in an increase in footfall in the villages and thus drive economic development – retail and tourism in particular. Work with Village Based Groups has been on-going and regular reports on the process and the work have been put to the Corporate Policy Group on a monthly basis.

In February 2013 the CPG agreed a call for proposals under a number of headings:-

Call for proposals have issued and it is proposed to bring a comprehensive report to each of the Area Meetings in May with a view to a recommendation coming before the June Council Meeting.

In the meantime the Tidy Towns elements of the work is progressing at significant pace and in order to support and encourage this work it is proposed to provide match-funding on a county wide basis to each of the designated Tidy Town Village Groups under the Village Initiative.  It is recommended that a grant of €3,000 be approved to each of the eight villages