TRADERS TO SEE VISION OF A NEW MARKET STREET
Traders to see 'vision' of a new Market Street
PLANS on how the bombed Market Street area of Omagh could look after redevelopment are presented today (Thursday) by Omagh District Council to the traders whose properties were destroyed.
Speaking at a council meeting yesterday, the chief executive, Mr. John McKinney, said it was hoped that demolition of the buildings affected by last month's bomb would take place within the next 10 days.
And he said the council would present a document to the Secretary of State, Dr. Mo Mowlan, outlining its proposals for rebuilding the town and community.
Mr. McKinney said the council would be asking Dr. Mowlan when she visits the council next month to endorse the document 'Omagh Renewal and Beyond'.
The paper will include proposals for attracting inward investment, and reconstructing both the town and human lives.
Commenting on plans to redevelop the Market Street area, the chief executive said he would be presenting the traders with a 'vision' of what the area could look like in the future.
He said he had had a meeting with the 11 owners involved, and all had agreed to have their premises demolished and to work together to redevelop the area.
Mr. McKinney said, "The only people who can decide how to go forward with this are the landowners. I am trying to work with them to take the opportunity to develop a better entrance to the town".
He went on to say that he was negotiating with the compensation agency to erect temporary buildings for the traders when the demolition was completed.
Mr. Paddy McGowan suggested that a single line of traffic should be allowed up Market Street, which he said, would help the morale of the people.
Mr. Seamus Shields said that if the council was carrying our redevelopment of the Market Street area, it should also include a comprehensive redevelopment of the entire town centre.
Mr. McKinney added the council had also submitted an application to Europe for 15 week subsidies for some small business which had lost trade.
The council was asking the Government to match any money received from Europe, he said.
PLANS on how the bombed Market Street area of Omagh could look after redevelopment are presented today (Thursday) by Omagh District Council to the traders whose properties were destroyed.
Speaking at a council meeting yesterday, the chief executive, Mr. John McKinney, said it was hoped that demolition of the buildings affected by last month's bomb would take place within the next 10 days.
And he said the council would present a document to the Secretary of State, Dr. Mo Mowlan, outlining its proposals for rebuilding the town and community.
Mr. McKinney said the council would be asking Dr. Mowlan when she visits the council next month to endorse the document 'Omagh Renewal and Beyond'.
The paper will include proposals for attracting inward investment, and reconstructing both the town and human lives.
Commenting on plans to redevelop the Market Street area, the chief executive said he would be presenting the traders with a 'vision' of what the area could look like in the future.
He said he had had a meeting with the 11 owners involved, and all had agreed to have their premises demolished and to work together to redevelop the area.
Mr. McKinney said, "The only people who can decide how to go forward with this are the landowners. I am trying to work with them to take the opportunity to develop a better entrance to the town".
He went on to say that he was negotiating with the compensation agency to erect temporary buildings for the traders when the demolition was completed.
Mr. Paddy McGowan suggested that a single line of traffic should be allowed up Market Street, which he said, would help the morale of the people.
Mr. Seamus Shields said that if the council was carrying our redevelopment of the Market Street area, it should also include a comprehensive redevelopment of the entire town centre.
Mr. McKinney added the council had also submitted an application to Europe for 15 week subsidies for some small business which had lost trade.
The council was asking the Government to match any money received from Europe, he said.
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Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1213
Published Date: 24-Sep-98
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