Roscrea will get a Town Regeneration Officer

A Town Regeneration Officer will be appointed to Roscrea as part of recently announced Town Centre First plans.

The major new policy that aims to tackle vacancy, combat dereliction and breathe new life into town centres has been warmly welcomed to Roscrea by Deputy Michael Lowry as a very positive opportunity for Roscrea to build on all the recent improvements.

Roscrea is the town put forward by Tipperary County Council for this new Town Centre First initiative, which contains 33 unique actions which will give selected towns across the country the tools and resources they need to become more viable and attractive places in which to live, work, visit and run a business.

In a statement released by Government last Friday to launch the new initiative, it was stated that the policy is underpinned by multi-billion euro investment spread across major Government schemes such as the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF), the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), Crói Conaithe (Towns) Fund and the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.

The formal launch of the new policy was overseen by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, the Minister for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke TD; and the Minister for Heritage and ElectoralReform, Malcolm Noonan TD.

For the first time, designated towns will gain their own dedicated Town Regeneration Officers, who will be crucial to driving future development.

The policy also contains a range of actions designed to achieve key objectives such as social and economic revival in towns, the provision of housing, as well as addressing challenges like vacancy and derelict buildings.

The actions also support the protection of the environment, as well as the heritage and culture of our towns.