Town Meeting on waste facility

A Town Meeting organised for next Thursday night will explain how local residents and businesses will work to have overturned the recent planning permission granted for a waste recycling and vehicle dismantling facility at the Knockbounce Business Park, writes Brian Byrne.

The meeting has been organised by those living or working closest to the planned facility, but they emphasise that this is a situation which 'affects the whole town'.

"If we let the Council get away with ignoring our position on this one, we are leaving the gate open to a flood of similar or extended unsuitable industries in inappropriate locations," says Ray de Courcy from nearby estate Cnoc na Greine Woods.

The permission was granted by Kildare County Council last week to Christopher and Catherine Dolly, despite a large number of objections from Kilcullen people, as well as from Kilcullen Community Action.

Thursday's meeting will be in the Town Hall, and will be widely advertised over the weekend with the hope that Kilcullen generally will rally behind the campaign. The permission is to be appealed to An Bord Pleanala.

All the local public representatives, councillors and TDs, are being invited to come and make clear their positions on the matter. Cllrs Ivan Keatley and Mark Wall have already committed to attend.

(Previous stories on this issue are here.)