The Longford natural asset that could have 'huge commercial value for Longford.'
Cllr Peggy Nolan highlighted the commercial and social potential of Camlin Weir for Longford town at a recent meeting of Longford County Council.
A Longford Leader feature on the recently discovered stonework and wooden mill at the Camlin Weir was brought up during this month’s meeting of Longford County Council.
Trevor Quinn’s two page feature, which can be viewed in the links below, was brought up by Councillor Peggy Nolan when praising the work of the council’s Environment Department and the Longford Tidy Towns.
“If you look at towns right across the country, the ones that are doing best are the ones that make the most of the assets that they have,” Cllr Nolan told the chamber. “This natural asset is something else! Can you imagine if we have sports, canoeing and other facilities that you can start in Longford and go the whole way out? Sure, it's a no brainer!”
“I want to particularly compliment Richard (of the Environment Department) Michael Keenan (of Longford Tidy Towns) and those that are working on the weir."
"It shows the character of the people in the town. It shows that people know what’s best for Longford and I just want to compliment the entire project.”
"I hope that this council will give them every facility that they need, including the funding to bring that river and that asset back to what it could be and what it should be.”
Cllr Nolan added, “This is something that's at the back of these offices and that with a bit of TLC and support from the environmental team here, it's something that could yield huge, huge commercial value for Longford in the next year or two.”
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