April 2004

Response awaited on Moville Fire Station

Fianna Fail councillor Marian McDonald spoke with The Director of Water, Environment and Emergency Services, Mr Jim Holohan, at a County Council Meeting in connection with the new Fire Station for Moville. Mr Holohan told her that a specific application for approval in principle in respect of a new Fire Station for Moville was submitted to the Dept. of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government last November and a response is awaited. A potential site has been identified but purchase will be conditional on Planning Permission being granted. An application of Planning Permission has been lodged.

Mr Holohan further explained that locating a suitable site for the station within the town limits had proven immensely difficult. Over the years, at least fifteen sites had been looked at and rejected for one reason or another.

A report regarding the status of Planning Permission for the proposed site should be presented to the May 31st Council meeting. In other respects progress on the project will be dictated by the timing of the granting of the usual staged approvals by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

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