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Sep 7 2023
COUNTRY GIRL COMES TO ENNIS
350 make submissions over seaside parking fees by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie
l Rice College student Aaliwah Bourke cycles past the new mural to Edna O’Brien in Ennis which was painted by Ana Colomer Photo by John Mangan
352 submissions have been made by the public as backlash intensifies against plans to increase the amount of paid parking at coastal resorts in County Clare. In a window of just over a month, a total of 352 submissions were received by Clare County Council on the draft parking by-laws prepared by the local authority. Council officials are preparing a report on the submissions with elected members in the West Clare Municipal District to hold a briefing session on its contents next week. How parking is enforced in Fanore, Spanish Point, White Strand, Kilkee, Doolin and Lahinch is to change under the by-laws which propose an increased amount of locations where parking fees will become mandatory.
“I’ve received more emails about the proposed paid parking in West Clare than any other issue. Locals and tourists alike are outraged at the proposed changes for many reasons,” said Cllr Liam Grant (GP). Clare’s longest serving politician, Cllr PJ Kelly (FF) was also seeking for the proposals for the seaside resorts to be discontinued, “we made a mistake and have to correct it”. Both Grant and Kelly tabled motions on the matter before the West Clare MD but their proposals were not valid according to the Cathaoirleach, Cllr Ian Lynch (IND). He said, “we made a decision to start a statutory process, we can’t stop it at this point”. Full Story Page 4
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