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Comhairle Contae 053 919 6000 Loch Garman www.wexfordcoco.ie Carricklawn, Wexford Y35 WY93 [email protected] Roads Local Property Tax Section 75 of Roads Act 1993 Notice of Consideration of setting a Local Adjustment Factor Temporary Closing of Roads The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may pass a formal resolution to vary the basic rate of the Local Property Wexford County Council has decided to close the road listed hereunder to vehicular traffic on the Tax for their administrative area by a percentage known as the local adjustment factor. At the meeting dates and times listed, for a trial period of pedestrianisation in New Ross, in response to the Covid- set by Wexford County Council to consider this matter, the members may set a local adjustment factor 19 pandemic, to facilitate social distancing and to assist businesses. within the range of +/- 15% of the basic rate, or, may decide not to adjust the basic rate. Road Closure: South Street (L4500-3), from its junction with Charles Street to its junction with Wexford County Council will meet in September to consider the setting of a local adjustment factor. Sugar House Lane. Wexford County Council welcomes written submissions from the public on this matter specifically Dates & Times: Friday 7 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 covering the potential effects of varying the basic rate of the Local Property Tax on businesses, Saturday 8 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 individuals and on local authority services. Friday 14 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 Saturday 15 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 Submissions must be received by Monday 31st August and can be submitted by registering and Friday 21 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 Comhairle Contae using the Council’s new Online Public Consultation Portal at https://consult0.w5ex3fo 9rd1co9c o6.i0e 00 Saturday 22 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 Friday 28 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 Alternatively submissions can be sent to: www.wexfordcoco.ie Loch GSaaturdamy 29 Aaugnust 2020 00:00 to 24:00 Carricklawn, Wexford Y35 WY93 Countyc Suesctreotamry’es rOsffeicrev, [email protected] Wexford County Council, N11Alter n/ aN25tive R OILGATEoute: From STOou thROSSLARE Street to Mary HARBOURStreet to Barra ck Lane to Michael Street to Robert Carricklawn, Wexford. Roads Street via L4500, L4501, L8511, L4507 and L8514. Local Property Tax OPTION C CHOSEN AS PREFERRED OPTION FOR THE Rates Alternative routes wN11/N25ill be sig nOILGATEpSoestcetdi.o nTO 7 5ROSSLARE of Road sHARBOUR Act 199 3PROJECT Notice of Consideration of setting a Local Adjustment Factor WEXFORD County Council hasT econfirmedmporar ythe C lpreferredosing oschemef Roa doptions for the N11/N25 Oilgate to COVID 19 Waiver of Commercial Rates RosslareNo vehic uHarbourlar acce sprojects will b followinge facilitat epublicd. consultation and a detailed appraisal of scheme options The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), makes specific provision that elected and alternatives. mAse mpabret rosf oitfs a S loticmaul lauust hPolarinty t mhea yG poavsesrn am foernmt haal rvees oalnuntiounn tcoe vda r1y0 t0h%e wbaasivice r aotfe c oofm thme eLrocciaall rPartoeps efortry Wexford County Council has decided to close the road listed hereunder to vehicular traffic on the Taa 6x mfoor nththe ipr eardiomdi nfriosmtra 2ti7v eM aarrecah b2y0 a2 0p etor c2e7n Staegpet ekmnobwern 2 a0s2 t0h eto l oaclla rla atedpjuasytemrse netx fcaecptot ra. 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Wexford County Council will automatically in17 theth F midstebrua ofry the202 Covid-190. pandemic, weekly continental ferry services at the Port have increased Wapepxlyfo ard 1 0C0o%un ctyre Cdiot uinn cliiel uw oefl ccoommemse wrcriiattle rna tseusb, mfoirs as iosinxs-m froonmth t hpe rpioudb, ltico colna sthseiss manadtt ecra stepgeocriifeicsa ollyf toDa 34tes per & T week.imes: FreightFrida volumesy 7 Augu switht 20 2continental0 0Europe0:00 to 2increased4:00 by approximately 460% in coocvceurpiniegd thraet epaobtelen tpiarol peeffretyc tsw hoef rvea rtyhien go cthceu pbyainsigc brautsein oefs tsh eis L noocta iln P aronp eexrctylu Tdaexd o cna tbeugsoinrye sidsenst,i fied the first half of 2021,S aandturd aoverally 8 Au freightgust 20 volumes,20 0including0:00 to 2 4Britain,:00 have increased by 60%. The Borough District of Wexford ibnedliovwid.u als and on local authority services. N11/N25 Oilgate to RosslareFriday 14 HarbourAugust 2 project020 aims0 0to:0 secure0 to 24 :the00 future resilience of this critical international land-seaS acorridorturday 1 5by A udeliveringgust 202 0a safe,00 :sustainable,00 to 24:00 high-quality and cost effective Applications are invited from commercial properties in Wexford Town under the following grant SThuibsm criesdsito dnose ms unsot baep prleyc teoi vtheed fboyllo Mwoinngd eaxyc 3lu1dste Ad ucgautesgtoarnieds c:an be submitted by registering and transport connection Fwithrida yRosslare 21 Augu Europort.st 2020 00:00 to 24:00 scheme: using the Council’s new Online Public Consultation Portal at https://consult.wexfordcoco.ie Background Saturday 22 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 • Public Service Shopfront Improvement / Street Furniture Grant Scheme, 2020 Friday 28 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 • Global Utility Networks on the Central Valuation List The section of N11 & N25 from north of Oilgate to Rosslare Europort is the only section of the Alternatively submissions can be sent to: Saturday 29 August 2020 00:00 to 24:00 • Vacant Properties corridorApplicat iconnectingon forms ar eBelfast, availa bDublinle onlin &e vRosslareia Wexfo rEuroportd County not Co uton chaveil web beensite b ycompleted logging o ntoto :a high- • Individual Office Premises with an annual rates bill of €100k or greater in 2020* quality international standard. The impetus for completing this final leg of the land connection with • Individual Industrial PremCisoesu nwtiyth S aenc raentnaurya’ls r aOteffsi cbeil,l of €100k or greater in 2020* Wexford County Council, Rosslarewww.wex Europortfordcoc ois.i efurther/busin emphasisedess/busines bys-s theupp disruptionsorts-and-g andrant schallenges/shopfron tcaused-impro vbyem Brexit.ent-g rants • Supermarkets greater than 500M2 (Categories Supermarket 2 and Supermarket 3) Alternative Route: From South Street to Mary Street to Barrack Lane to Michael Street to Robert • Data Centres Carricklawn, Wexford. The existing N11 & N25Stre corridorset via L4 5within00, L4 the501 study, L85 1area1, L4 have507 a significantnd L8514. infrastructural, operational andApp lsafetyication deficiencies.forms also av aSectionsilable on rofe qtheue sexistingt from th ecorridor offices areof W alreadyexford Boperatingorough D ibeyondstrict. capacity Rate•s Incinerator, Generating Stations and this, combined with a high proportion of freight vehicles, is resulting in poor levels of service. • Landfill Sites Alternative routes will be signposted. • Network (Cable) ForecastedCompleted aincreasespplication info rtravelms m udemandst be su binm futureitted to years,: including increased freight traffic to and • Network (StorCmO WVaIteDr) 19 Waiver of Commercial Rates from Rosslare Europort, will exacerbate this capacity deficit. No vehicular access will be facilitated. • Network (Water) Wexford Borough District Office, 61 The Bullring, Wexford Y35 EA00 Selection Process As pa•rt of Witsi nSdtfiamrumluss Plan the Government have announced 100% waiver of commercial rates for a 6 m•onth Gpeernioedra ftrionmg S27ta Mtioanrsc h 2020 to 27 September 2020 to all ratepayers except a small number The projectFo rhas qu eundertakenries plEeaxstei ntaeg ledetailed,upihsohnme We multi-criteriaenxtf oordf BPourobu lappraisalgich DRisigtrihc t of Oo ffeasiblefi cWe oany scheme options and 053 916 6990 of cat•egoriBeasn. Tksh e waiver will be applied as a credit in lieu of rates for the 6 month period covered in alternatives and has consideredor em feedbackail wexfo rreceiveddborou gduringh@we thexfo publicrdcoc oconsultation.ie event