Ballina Town Council agreed to give Castlecourt residents’ association €3,300 under the capital assistance scheme for works in the estate at its monthly meeting this week. Town clerk Carmel Murphy told the meeting that the residents’ association had submitted an application under the scheme and fulfilled all the criteria required. The cost of the works that will be carried out by the association will total €6,600 with the rest of the money coming from the residents and prize money the residents won in the tidy towns competition.
Fianna Fáil councillor Francis McAndrew proposed the motion telling the meeting: “These residents have worked very hard down through out the years in keeping their estate in good order and have put in a lot of work as community group.” The motion was seconded by fellow Fianna Fáil councillor Willie Nolan who said: “These residents have worked very hard over the years to keep their estate in good condition and this is a very tangible way of recognising the work they have done and continue to do.”
