No more development in Barna

All future housing developments in Barna village should be curtailed until such a time as the proper infrastructure is in place to support it, according to Connemara based Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamonn Ó Cuiv.Following a presentation by Community Development Group Pobal Bearna last Monday week on the Draft Local Area Plan (LAP) the Minister told the Connacht Tribune, “you can’t go into another phase of development in Barna village until such a time as the facilities are in place. There has been huge growth in the village in recent years and the infrastructure and facilities are deficent.” “New sports facilities, sewerage schemes that would improve the quality of water in the streams and a new school, to name but a few priorities, all have to be pre-requisites to any new developments. There should be a curtailment of new developments until such a time as the infrastructure has been provided.”A delegation from…..