Decision to close Lackagh council area office slammed

INDEPENDENT Councillor for the Oranmore Electoral Area Jim Cuddy has slammed the decision by Galway Co Council to close their Lackagh Area Office next March. [private] 'Over the last couple of years there has been a gradual depletion of office and outdoor staff assigned to the Lackagh Office. As a result of this, residents of the Oranmore Electoral Area have not been able to get an adequate service from this office and I am very disappointed at the decision to close the office completely as a cost saving measure.' When the office closes, Oranmore will be the only Electoral Area without a local office, he argues. 'I have been constantly trying to get additional funding from the Council for much needed road repairs in the locality and I am certain that the situation will only get worse when Lackagh office closes.' [/private]