Minutes of Meeting of Ardee Town Council held on Wednesday July 13th at  7.30pm in Library, Market Square, Ardee.

Present:  		Cllr Leonard Hatrick. Cllr Tom Minogue, Cllr Jim Tenanty,
Cllr Finnan McCoy, Cllr Fionnan McCoy, Cllr Fintan Malone

Apologies:		Cllr Paudie McKinney, Chairman, Cllr Seamus Gaffney
			Cllr Niall Carberry

Officials:		Mr. Willie Walsh, Senior Executive Officer, Planning, 					Mr Mark O’Callaghan, Senior Executive Officer, Sanitary Services	
			Ms Anne Duff, Louth County Council
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MINUTE 48/05

Speedy Recovery
Best Wishes for a speedy recovery from illness were conveyed to Town Clerk, Fiona Reilly, 

MINUTE 49/05
Annual General Meeting
The minutes of the Annual General Meeting  held on  8th June were approved on the proposal of  Cllr Finnan McCoy and seconded by Cllr Jim Tenanty.

MINUTE 50/05
Monthly Meeting
The minutes of  the monthly meeting held on June 8th were approved on the proposal of  Cllr Finnan McCoy and seconded by Cllr Tom Minogue.  

MINUTE 51/05

Matters Arising
It was agreed to amend the minute 44/05 of meeting held on June 8th to read that the €1000 amenity grant be paid in full amongst the four residents association.

MINUTE 52/05

Planning
Mr Willie Walsh presented to the Council a report on the major planning applications in Ardee town.  Each application was discussed with councillors questioning Mr Walsh on various planning issues that arose including the location of site notices, the delays in developers proceeding with works and the enforcement of planning conditions.  Mr Walsh referred councillors to the County Development Plan which was a Statutory Document formulated through public consultation.   

MINUTE 53/05

Broadband
Mr O’Callaghan presented a report on the initial stages of the introduction of MANN and the installation of Broadband loop around Ardee.  Mr O’Callaghan answered councillors questions on the proposed works and costs.  In reply to Cllr F Malone, Mr O’Callaghan listed the advantages - communication costs would be cut, decisions and information needed 24 hours a day 7 days a week would be available, and the introduction would allow rural Ireland outside Dublin to run the same activities. The report was approved on the proposal of Cllr Jim Tenanty and seconded by Cllr Fintan  Malone. A further meeting will be arranged with experts available for detailed discussions.

MINUTE 54/05

Lifebuoys
Maps detailing the locations on the proposed lifebuoy on the River Dee were made available to councillors. It was proposed by Cllr Finnan McCoy, seconded by Cllr Jim Tenanty that Louth County Council be praised on its speedy work in this matter.

MINUTE 55/05

Role of Town Council
As Cllr Seamus Gaffney was not present a document requested by him on the role of Ardee Town Council was not discussed.

MINUTE 56/05

Correspondence
Councillors acknowledged a letter from John C Kieran referring to An Bord Pleanala to be self explanatory.

Cllr L Hatrick requested a special meeting of the Town Council to discuss plans for the forthcoming Water Heritage Day.  This was arranged for Wednesday  3rd  August 2005 at 7.30pm.

MINUTE 57/05

Payparking
Cllr Finnan McCoy requested that the Town Clerk write to Mr Jim Duffy, Louth County Council regarding the extension of the pay parking/review of the byelaws.

MINUTE 58/05

Footpath on Drogheda Road
Cllr McCoy also requested that the Town Clerk write to, Mr Paul Gallagher, Senior Executive Engineer, regarding provision of bollards on the Drogheda Road.

MINUTE 59/05

ESB Yard
Cllr Fintan Malone expressed his disappointment on the closure of the ESB Yard in the town.

MINUTE 60/05

Pride of Place
Cllr L Hatrick extended thanks on behalf of the Town Council to all who had helped in the Pride of Place celebrations.

MINUTE 61/05

Vote of Sympathy

Cllr Hatrick extended a vote of sympathy to the victims of the London bombings and congratulated the staff of the Metropolitan Police in their work to catch those responsible.

The meeting concluded.

SIGNED:___________________________________

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