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The urban/rural and north/south divides in Westmeath need to be tackled when the local government reforms come into effect in June.

A Westmeath councillor has suggested leaving rubbish to build up on the county’s streets for several weeks so people can see the damage done by littering.

More than €211,000 will be spent on private roads and cul-de-sacs in Westmeath as part of a controversial initiative announced earlier this year.

A Westmeath councillor has expressed concern about future development in some of the county’s smaller towns. Cllr Denis Leonard said he was worried that towns and villages like Kinnegad, Rochfortbridge, and Ballynacargy may be deprived of vital services in the future purely because their populations aren’t large enough.

“It has to stop here,” was the response of one Westmeath councillor to news that community grant funding is to be cut again this year.