Leases issued, then another hitch

The long running saga of the leases for the business people who have contributed more than €2 million towards the development of the new Business Park on the Athy Road had apparently ended last week ... but then a new complication arose.



The Diary understands that a clause in the lease documents caused concern to the solicitors for the businesses, and the documents have had to go back to the County Council's solicitor.

One of the businesspeople, Tony Gahan, told the Diary that there's now a real sense of frustration about the matter, because none of the participants are in a position to get started on their premises.

"We've all committed our money to the project," he said. "From a developmental point of view, all that remains to be done is run a sewer line from the site to the crossroads in Kilcullen. That will cost us an additional €250,000, and there's no way we're going to do that until the leases are properly sorted."

The Diary highlighted the problem in a recent story.

Brian Byrne.