Never too soon to seek funds for Christmas lights
“While it may seem too early for many of us to be thinking about Christmas, I want to ensure now that the funding is in place for our magical festive lights, this year of all years as we celebrate Kilcullen 700," she says.
The councillor says there is not a regular secure funding stream for Christmas lights for the town. "In previous years the funds were provided from Local Property Tax funds at the discretion of councillors such as Cllr Fintan Brett. However with the elections this year and the change in Municipal Districts Kilcullen has fallen between districts and has not to date secured the funding to support the Christmas lights for 2019."
Cllr O'Dwyer says she wants to ensure now that the funding is secured so there are no difficulties when it comes to December. "I have had discussions with my Fine Gael colleagues and Council officials to see what funding streams are available for the lights or if any discretionary funds remain."
KCA have now submitted a detailed submission to Cllr Mark Stafford, the Chair of Newbridge-Kildare MD which will be considered at its next meeting.
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