An Arklow Town Councillor has said that objectors to the proposed sewage treatment plant which has been at the centre of a saga for over 10 years should be blamed if the water supply scheme also does not go ahead.With the EU grant schemes changed since the funding was initially secured for both of the projects, Cllr. Peter Dempsey commented that if it had been done years ago, w
An Arklow Town Councillor has said that objectors to the proposed sewage treatment plant which has been at the centre of a saga for over 10 years should be blamed if the water supply scheme also does not go ahead.
With the EU grant schemes changed since the funding was initially secured for both of the projects, Cllr. Peter Dempsey commented that if it had been done years ago, when it was first planned, then there would be no issue regarding the funding today.
Due to these same objectors we now find that at least 33 per cent of the cost of the plant will have to be funded by the Town Council with the rest of the money coming from the Government.
Had the scheme gone ahead in the early nineties Europe would have funded 85 per cent with 15 per cent coming from the Government,' he pointed out.
Deborah Coleman
Wicklow People
www.buckplanning.ie
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