Castlegar residents to draw up a vision for the future

GALWAY City Council has agreed to provide funding to a community group in Castlegar who want to transform the city suburb into a well-serviced area that would respond to the needs of its sizeable population.The residents, who have formed a group called 'Connect Castlegar’ have been provided with €1,000 to employ an architect’s firm to draw up a vision of what the suburb could look like if it were provided with the facilities they say they now need urgently.Twenty per cent of the population growth in the city in the years between 2002 and 2006 was absorbed by Castlegar and residents say they need to secure some infrastructural improvements that would accommodate the needs of the increased population.Speaking to the Galway City Tribune, Anne McCabe, the PRO of Connect Castlegar, said the first priority of the group when it was formed over a year ago was to address the fact that the area had become a 'rat run’ for commuters streaming into the city every morning.“The fact that we are sandwiched between the Tuam Road and the Headford Road means we are...