SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN GETTING BALLINFOILE CENTRE BACK ON TRACK

Date Published: 18-Oct-2012

Significant progress has been made as part of a long-running bid to secure a neighbourhood centre complex for Ballinfoille.

The long-awaited project suffered a major setback when the assigned contractor pulled out in August.

The plans which are estimated to cost in excess of two million euro are now the subject of a clarification process following a re-assessement of tender applications.

The core grant for the project is funded by Pobail and an agreement has been reached for a stay of execution until the end of next year.

Local project campaigner Brendan Smith says he's hopeful that the results of the ongoing clarification process will be known in the coming weeks.

Speaking to Galway Bay fm news, he says this could mean the first sod would finally be turned by January.