Disappointment over Bracknagh house sites

At the recent Area Committee meeting of Offaly County Council, Cllr Noel Bourke said he was disappointed that only one of the 15 private house sites in Bracknagh had been purchased. 'As a result of local demand at the time the area councillors had worked for such a scheme to be put in place and the Council should look at the reasons why interest in them had faded,' said Cllr Bourke. He said the cost of the sites may be an issue but whatever the reason efforts must be made to be creative in having these sites built on in the interest of maintaining the fabric of Bracknagh. The Council has made a considerable investment in those sites and Cllr Bourke said he would like to see local people living on them.