A controversial decision is being proposed that will effect Longford Tourism and jobs. A decision to allow County Council to rezone a designated tourism area in the historical Ardagh Village by Charles Haughey decades ago, to agricultural zone that will change the Beauty of Ardagh forever. The public have until next tues to to voice theier concerns about this to your local councilors, after that the public will not have any say.

Clarification thanks to Ardagh Preservation Society

”The Longford councilors will not be voting next week. The Third Stage Public Consultation of the Draft Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027 closes next Tuesday, the 10th of August, at 16:00 (4pm):http://www.longfordcoco.ie/…/preparation-of-longford…/People have until Tuesday to contact councilors urging them to reject the re-zoning recommendation. After Tuesday, any contact will be considered lobbying. We have prepared a (draft) letter of objection and a report that people can email to councilors. All the necessary documents and contact information is available from here: http://ardaghvillage.ie/objection-to-submission-dcdp-40…/ A step by step guide for people unfamiliar with downloading documents from a webpage, or attaching documents to email, is available from here: http://ardaghvillage.ie/…/step-by-step-guide-on-how-to…/We also have a petition, ‘Protect Ardagh House, Demesne, and the Ardagh Neighbourhood Park’: https://my.uplift.ie/…/protect-ardagh-house-demesne-and…”