KCC declares €14 million euro in outstanding levies

In response to a questioning from Cllr. Tony O’Donnell, Kildare County Council have confirmed that over €14 million in development levies is owed to the Council. These levies are charged on building projects around the county, and average at approximately €15,000 per unit. The monies are used to cover the cost of maintaining local services and providing [...]

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Questions\Motions for the March Kildare Area Meeting

Questions

1. Do KCC intend to install further traffic calming ramps at Allenwood- two have been completed, while two more were planned?

2. Can the council investigate whether the recently installed floodlights at Allenwood Cross represent a hazard to passing traffic?

3. Can KCC install CCTV on a temporary basis at Rathangan graveyard to combat the recent spate of thefts and criminal [...]

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Discretionary Projects for 2010

Under the 2010 Council budget, every member has a fund of €40,000 to direct towards projects in their district. The projects are typically roads-related and may not be considered under the general roads programme (e.g. minor roadworks, traffic calming measures, works at junctions, lighting, footpath improvements, etc.)

If you have a project in the area that you [...]

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Council Shows Support for Kildare’s CDPs

Kildare County Council has passed a motion from Cllr. Tony O’Donnell backing the campaign aims of the county’s three Community Development Projects (CDPs).

The Athy CDP, the Bridge CDP in Newbridge and the North West Kildare CDP in Allenwood are facing into great uncertainty in 2010 as a result of Government cuts and restructuring.

The CDPs are community-based [...]

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Motions for the December Meeting of KCC

Along with my Fine Gael colleagues Brendan Weld and Seamus Langan, we have submitted the following motion to the December meeting of Kildare County Council regarding the local community development projects (CDP).

That Kildare County Council call on the Government to support the retention of the existing Community Development Programme structures, and in particular the three CDP’s [...]

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42% Jump in Housing Applications Leaves County at Crisis Point

The waiting list for local authority housing in Kildare has jumped by 42% since the spring, according to KCC Director of Services Peter Minnock.

In response to questions from councillors at yesterday’s monthly meeting of the Council, Mr Minnock confirmed that the waiting list had jumped by around 1,200 since March\April of this year, climbing to around [...]

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