Council planning to set up at Town and City Centre Taskforce

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are planning to set up a Town and City Centre Taskforce to help address dereliction and regenerate and revitalise City and Town centres.

Councillors will be asked to approve the recommendation at Monday's 9 September meeting of the Council's  Economy, Regeneration & Tourism Committee.

The agenda item explains that "In order to deliver a long term collaborative approach to town and city centre regeneration and revitalisation, identify priorities to grow the local economies and create vibrant and attractive urban spaces NMNDDC propose to establish and Town and City Centre Taskforce for the District."

It's expected that the task force will be a strategic group of private and public sector partners who will identify priorities and shape strategies that will address dereliction, building vacancy, deliver growth and revitalise the Council's towns and City

The taskforce will include, but not be limited to, members of the Chambers of Commerce, DRWG, NRWG, Business Improvement District, Enterprise Agencies, Community & Voluntary sector and other key partners.