Roscommon County Council held a consultation event on Thursday, February 27th, at Gleeson’s Townhouse regarding the Roscommon Town Integrated Urban Strategy.
At this meeting, which was very well attended by the public, Roscommon County Council sought public input to shape the Integrated Urban Strategy. The public is also being asked to consider how a historic space could be used to address community or other town centre needs.
In January, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien announced this year’s THIRVE funding.
“I very much welcome the launch of the new €85m THRIVE call under the ERDF Regional Programmes.
“This funding gives local authorities the tools to bring Ireland’s heritage buildings into the 21st century, not only preserving and protecting these important heritage assets but also ensuring their sustainable re-use for future generations.
“I look forward to seeing the regeneration benefits that will arise out of this funding, which will strengthen the vibrancy of towns and cities throughout Ireland.”
THRIVE funding is available to support the redevelopment of historic properties owned by Roscommon County Council to assist in the future prosperity of Roscommon Town. The council has been asking the public to complete a questionnaire to determine which building should be selected – the former National Bank property on Abbey Street, or Edenville House (also known as Black’s House/former Roscommon Military Barracks) in Lisnamult.
The eleven-question survey is available for completion until March 7th. Those who wish to respond to the questionnaire can access it on the roscommoncoco.ie website.
