€86,557 in Community Recognition Funding announced for Dungarvan Community Allotments Project.
The successful Grant application by Waterford Local Community Safety Partnership and Waterford City and County Council is Phase Two of a Community Project in Dungarvan.
The overall project is redeveloping a derelict community garden into a horticulture educational and community allotment project, on the periphery of Colligan View housing estate in Dungarvan.
On a three-acre Waterford Council site the project has seen the development of a horticultural education training centre, in collaboration with the Waterford and Wexford Educational Training Board.
The adjacent derelict gardens and allotments with extra land attributed by Waterford City and County Council has been completely fenced in to deter previous vandalism, illegal dumping and Anti-Social Behaviour.
39 Individual Allotments will form part of the project, half of which will be raised beds to ensure access for mobility restricted individuals.
Five allotments will be reserved for disabled users.
Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Jason Murphy welcomed the Minister’s announcement stating, “In keeping with the government’s renewed commitment to ensuring our growing, inclusive, local populations are supported in making our communities thriving places to live, work and raise a family, I am very happy to welcome this funding of €86,557. This sees a total investment of €127,960 in this All of Government supported project.”
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