In June of last year, with major restoration works ongoing, then Chief Executive of Wexford County Council Tom Enright hinted at a new lease of life for the historic Mechanic’s Institute building on the Main Street.
Six months after announcing her intention not to contest the upcoming local elections, sitting Labour councillor Maura Bell has not ruled out a sensational U-turn and another run in the Wexford Borough District, albeit away from the party she currently represents.
Despite indications from the former Chief Executive that the removal of hundreds of tonnes of silt from Crescent Quay was “not a top priority” for Wexford County Council, the project remains listed in the local authority’s three-year capital programme.
Despite the reservations of the Acting Chief Executive of Wexford County Council, members and officials within the Wexford Borough District are not giving up on a greenway project from Wexford town to Curracloe.