MAYOR’S ‘LIVING CITY’ CAMPAIGN BEGINS
A BID to make Drogheda a ‘Living City’ will began with a public meeting in the Highlanes Gallery on Monday, July 10th, (7pm).
Organised by Mayor Pio Smith, the aim is to start a conversation about town centre regeneration and how the Living Cities Initiative could play a role in triggering positive change in Drogheda’s town centre.
Mayor Smith said “The line up for the meeting is very interesting in that we have three very knowledgeable speakers who will put forward ideas around town regeneration.
‘From Louth County Council, we have Anthony Abbot King who is the chief planner and he is currently working on a detailed plan for Narrow West Street , Trinity Street and Fair Street.
‘Emmet Humphries is a local Architect who has an intimate knowledge of Drogheda Town Centre and of how our heritage can be protected and also of how bringing people back into the town centre can create new life in the town.
‘Finally, Dr Ronan Lyons is a lecturer in Trinity College Dublin and is an expert on the “Living Cities Initiative” and Ronan will speak about the potential effect this could have on incentivising owners of buildings in the town centre to create new living space for townspeople. ‘
The Living Cities Initiative is in place in Kilkenny City, Waterford, Dublin, Galway and Cork and it has the potential to help regenerate derelict buildings and breathe new life into run down areas.
‘We need this initiative in Drogheda and we need it to be included in Budget 2018 in order to kickstart a new phase in the development of Drogheda”.