The Mayor of Clare, Councillor Flan Garvey has officially opened the recently completed Allenders Field Urban and Village Renewal Project in Kilkee and the Lisdeen Village Enhancement Scheme.
Councillor Garvey paid tribute to the residents of Lisdeen and Allenders Field for their high level of involvement in the development of both schemes. He said - "The involvement of local communities in Urban and Village Renewal and Village Enhancement schemes has contributed to the significant improvement in the physical fabric of towns and villages throughout the Clare. I look forward to Clare County Council's continued improvement of facilities in local towns and villages through a consultative process with the communities in question."
Planning of the Allenders Field UVR Project commenced in mid-2005, when workshops were held with the local community to determine the extent of works to be undertaken. The Scheme then proceeded to design, planning, tender and, finally, construction stage.
The completed Scheme features the development of a public park for the area - incorporating a newly-grassed area, extensive planting, new footpaths, upgraded boundary wall, installation of site furniture and the development of a new entrance area. Under the scheme, improvement works were carried out by Sean Tubridy of Hawthorn Nurseries, who was assisted by the appointed consultative design-team of Soltys Brewster Landscaping Consultants.
The Allenders Field UVR Project is one of a number of projects being undertaken by Clare County Council in Kilkee - including the Hodges Green Urban & Village Renewal Scheme.
The Lisdeen Village Enhancement Scheme is a joint-funding initiative involving CLÁR, Rural Resource Development Ltd., Clare County Council and the local community. The completion of the small-scale infrastructural and environmental improvement works at Lisdeen, complements a series of other schemes in West Clare, such as those at Kilbaha and Cross.
Under the Lisdeen Scheme, Mr. Martin Gilligan was contracted to carry out significant improvement works to the village. Rural Social Scheme workers - together with supervisor Diane Burke-Lahiffe - assisted the Contractor, while the project was managed and administered by the Forward Planning Section and Engineering Section of Clare County Council.
Rural Resource Development Ltd. provided advice during the improvement works, which were financially supported by CLÁR.
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