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Over recent weeks, South and West Mayo community volunteers came out in force to have their say on the next LEADER programme 2023 to 2027. The ten community consultation meetings hosted by South West Mayo Development Company (SWMDC) attracted over 200 people who represented nearly 50 towns and villages across the area. ‘

A plan by Mayo County Council to ban dogs from beaches between noon and 6pm as part of a bid to maintain Blue Flag status has been widely condemned by councillors in the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District.

The Westport Municipal District will hold a special stand-alone meeting in January to consider a report on the removal of funding for the Clew Bay Greenway by the Department of Rural and Community Development.

The lack of houses for sale is causing huge problems for people in West Mayo, according to a number of councillors who spoke at the May meeting of the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District on Monday.

The West Mayo Municipal District will hold a special meeting on Monday, March 1, to discuss housing and capital projects.

Fine Gael Cllr Peter Flynn has called for action to be taken to improve the footpaths around Westport town. Speaking at the West Mayo Municipal District February meeting this week, he said: "It has been something that has bothered me since I came back on to this council in June last year and I am talking about the main thoroughfares. What has really brought it to a head in the last few months has been the Quay Road - probably the busiest footpath outside the town centre. It links the Quay and the town and is used by visitors and locals alike.

There was a backlash from the elected members of the West Mayo Municipal District at its monthly meeting this week, following a proposal that councillors ring fence some of their allocation from the General Municipal Allocation (GMA) to provide match funding for capital projects in the area.

There was positive news for two west Mayo communities in regard to long awaited water projects at the December meeting of the West Mayo Municipal District.

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