Extra funding granted for Clare roads but LIS backlog still won’t be cleared
CLARE has received a supplementary allocation of €788,498 under the local improvement scheme (LIS) for rural roads and laneways.
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East Clare landowners need to ‘roll up their sleeves & cut their hedges’
*”A major culture change is needed,” Cllr Pat Burke (FG) believed. Photograph: Ruth Griffin AN APPROXIMATE BUDGET of €53,000 has been allocated to the Killaloe Municipal District for hedge cutting this year.
200 Clare roads ‘on file awaiting funding’ for local improvement scheme
OVER 200 roads in the county are awaiting funding on the local improvement scheme (LIS).
Main arteries to Loop Head Peninsula ‘neglected’
MAIN arteries to the Loop Head Peninsula have been affected by the backlog of LIS applications in Clare, an elected representative has claimed.
Six roads upgraded in East Clare under separate schemes this year
SIX roads in East Clare were upgraded this year under two different improvement schemes.
Minister disputes claims that LIS is ‘dead in the water’
*Photograph: Eamon Ward A member of Cabinet has disputed claims from a Clare councillor that a Government scheme providing funding for local authorities to carry out improvement works on private and non-publicly maintained roads was “dead in the water”.
‘Misunderstanding’ leads to escalated tensions between Cratloe residents over road works
“Disenfranchised residents” in Cratloe need to be accommodated with one residence impacted by a failure to complete works along a section of road.