Gateways and Hub Towns Development Fund - MayoBallina: Urban Renewal and Jackie Clarke Library/Archives
BMW Regional Assembly aids Ballina Town Centre Regeneration to the tune of €0.43m
An initial grant of € 0.43 million by the BMW Regional Assembly under an ERDF grant scheme for designated Gateways and Hub Towns has been paid towards the Ballina Town Centre Regeneration Project. The project includes the regeneration of Pearse Street along with the refurbishment of the former bank on Pearse Street to house the Jackie Clarke Library and Archives.
Speaking from the BMW Region Assembly’s headquarters in Ballaghaderreen Co. Roscommon, the Director of the Assembly Mr. Gerry Finn stated, ‘We are delighted to have been in a position to provide ERDF financial support towards this project in Ballina. This project has the potential to attract more consumers and investors to the town centre commercial area of Ballina and boost the local economy and has already helped Ballina to gain an extra 14 points and favourable comments from the adjudicators in this year’s Tidy Towns competition.
Cllr Cyril Burke, Chairman of the BMW Regional Assembly said that the project will allow Ballina make a greater contribution to the performance of the Region and he complimented all those involved in the project.
The Director added, ‘Funding is provided by the Assembly from the BMW Regional Operational Programme under its Gateway and Hub Development Programme. This programme represents a strategic investment by the BMW Regional Assembly in the Region’s Gateways and Hubs as identified in the National Spatial Strategy. In these constrained economic times it is vital that the development of the identified drivers of economic growth in our Region continue to receive as much financial and strategic support as possible’.
Castlebar Urban Regeneration
By the end of 2010 400 metres of town streets and footpaths had been regenerated out of a final target of 650, while 100 metres of paved river walk and cycle lanes had been completed out of the final total of 250 metres.
