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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2011 21:43:17 GMT
Well Done Stephen ! We know that we will be kept up to date with you as PRO ! Fair Play to U and all the team and best of luck. Dont forget facilities for our Young People !!
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Post by mcfpro on Jun 7, 2011 7:58:14 GMT
JC the feasibility study will conducted by an independent company, sourced probably through a tender competition. The feasibility study will take months, not sure exactly how long, it will cost, up to €10,000, but probably quite a bit less than that. This money may well be grant aided (Refunded) from the Leader Fund. I don't have any more specific information than that, yet.
Capricorn, there has only been one meeting yet, but 'young people' are first on the list of priorities, this was stressed at the first public meeting and was confirmed at the first committee meeting.
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Post by jc on Jun 8, 2011 12:02:05 GMT
mcfpro - thanks for the update - I suppose I am not clear as to whether this independent feasibility study can be kicked off immediately or do you have to wait until you have done a few months of research and produced a business plan etc.? It does seem abit like double jobbing. Or is the independent study solely to verify the business plan that you put together?
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Post by jc on Jul 7, 2011 11:44:16 GMT
Any updates on whether the committee have met again and what's happening now?
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Post by mcfpro on Jul 7, 2011 11:52:17 GMT
Monasterevin Community Facility Since the very successful public meeting on the 8th of May, organized and facilitated by Kildare Leader Partnership, the committee of the Monasterevin Community Facility has met on two occasions. One of the key objectives of this new committee was to find ways to keep the people of the town informed of what is happening. This is a new committee and has had to go through the formal structures of electing officers, setting up a bank account etc. Progress has already been made with a building sub-committee visiting existing community facilities, to get information on what is required to make these facilities successful and viable. Another sub committees was formed as a fund raising unit, to bring in the necessary funds to allow this committee to proceed to the stage whereby the can begin to access major grants and funding. Kildare Leader Partnership has already indicated that grants of between €400,000 - €500,000 may be available for a project like this. However in order to get to the stage of applying for funds like this, there are a number of stages that have to be completed. The next major stage is the conducting of an independent Feasibility Study, which will examine the plan, the need, the viability and the best location for a Community Facility in the town. This study has to be conducted by an independent professional body and there will be costs involved. Once again, Kildare Leader Partnership will grant aid us in paying for this study; however, we as a committee have to come up with €1,000 matching funding, up front. This although a very small sum of money, is for a new committee with no money at all to begin with, a significant sum of money. This is the first opportunity for us to go to the people of the town to raise some money for this project. The fund raising sub-committee will be organizing fund raising events over the next number of months. Goals It is very important to have this study completed; it will accomplish several goals for us. • It will detail the needs, what exactly needs to be in a community facility, • How can we ensure the long term viability of a community facility, • Where it will be, • Can we leverage progress from work already completed by various organisations in the community • It will provide us with a plan that we can use to design the facility, • It provides us with a plan that we can go and look for serious funding In order for this project to be successful and come to a completion we need to know what are community views and thoughts. As the project develops and progress’ the people of Monasterevin will be updated regularly via the local papers, the Parish Newsletter, the local Monasterevin Forum, maybe even, Facebook, Twitter and e-mail. The last 3 methods will allow for feedback from people, it is important for the committee to know how people are feeling about the project.
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Post by jc on Jul 8, 2011 10:58:15 GMT
Thanks again for the update mcfpro - how integrated are the recreation centre group in this project? It would appear that now is the time to fully integrate the two projects in terms of finances and knowledge base. There is no point in going down two routes at the same time. They I believe have already some funding and potential cash available (tennis sale money). This knowledge and progress would be a big plus for a feasability study I would have thought. Suerly they would have the €1000 needed to kick this study off asap.
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Post by jc on Aug 19, 2011 11:18:44 GMT
Any updates?
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Post by rightsoted on Aug 20, 2011 23:44:05 GMT
..yeah... you got a good point there jc,would have thought that the MCF and the MRC should be singin' the same song and drivin'down the same road.........are you a member one or both committes.....??
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Post by archie on Aug 22, 2011 7:35:33 GMT
There are members of MRC on MCF committee along with representatives from other committees. MCF were collecting at sup val over the weekend to raise money for feasibility study etc.
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Post by jc on Aug 22, 2011 16:30:40 GMT
rightsoted,
I'm not a member of either group. I went to the public meeting for the MCF which got alot of people energized and optimistic that progress could take place on what is agreed to be a much needed facility. It just feels like the stream has gone out of this now and that not everyone is pulling together on this. Don't know why I'd donate toward a feasibility study when MRC are sitting with plans and cash waiting to build a totally different facility when actually only one is feasible!
MRC have done a huge amount of work over a number of years. However, if they want public funding they have to jump through lots of new hoops. They risk losing alot of the work and progress that has been made to date. Would love for someone to come on and tell me I'm wrong and that somehow this is working out and that there is still a possibility this thing will get built!
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Post by jc on Sept 1, 2011 13:26:14 GMT
Can I ask has the possiblity of building this community development at Ferns Bridge estate been explored in conjunction with Masonbrook Holdings? Below is the original notice for the Ferns Bridge estate that outlined a large community centre that was planned to be built beside the train station. I heard a story of a hotel in cork being turned into a school recently where the developer paid for all the work to be done as the school were prepared to sign a ten year lease which would secure a steady income for him. If the MRC could do something similar maybe the developer would share the cost of construction -
Original Notice: A mixed use Development consisting of 466 No. Residential Units of 360 No. 2, 3 and 4 bed 2 and 3 storey, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, 52 No. 3 storey 2 and 3 bed duplex units, 54 No. 2 bed apartments located in 3 No. 3 storey blocks and a retail, leisure and community development circa 5,460m2 comprising of offices (circa 1,410m2), retail (880m\ creche (425m2), community building (circa 510m2) and swimming pool, basketball courts and gymnasium (circa 2,235m2) in 4No. 2 and 3 storey blocks on overall site circa 18.44 hectares approx (45.57 acres approx) at Monastervin, Co. Kildare with 2 No. vehicular access points off the Ballykelly Road on the Western Boundary and 2 No. access points off Rathangan Road on the Eastern Boundary to include all associated site development works, infrastructural works, open spaces and landscaping.
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Post by rightsoted on Sept 3, 2011 19:33:10 GMT
..sounds like a good idea,deffo worth checkin out.........
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Post by archie on Sept 4, 2011 20:08:54 GMT
Rumour has it that the lovely lady who had years experience of working/managing a community centre in Dublin has resigned from the committee ! This lady knew what she was talking about and rumour has it that she was not treated very well ! Thats a shame because people with that kind of experience are few and far between and would be an asset on your committee ! Is there any up date to give us ?
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Post by mcfpro on Sept 4, 2011 21:24:35 GMT
Rumour has it that the lovely lady who had years experience of working/managing a community centre in Dublin has resigned from the committee ! This lady knew what she was talking about and rumour has it that she was not treated very well ! Thats a shame because people with that kind of experience are few and far between and would be an asset on your committee ! Is there any up date to give us ? I haven't been updating this site because I had resigned from the committee. I was waiting for the Secretary to return from holidays befor saying anything on here. My reasons for resigning are due to work and personal commitments. I don't know about the Chairperson, whether what Archie says is true or not. I do definitely know that she was a huge asset to the Committee, I hope she hasn't resigned. I wish the committee well in their work, Monasterevin needs a Coomunity Centre.
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Post by jc on Sept 5, 2011 8:33:46 GMT
That's very disappointing - I certainly feared the worst when I hadn't heard anything for a few months. The momentum of the first meeting appeared to be lost pretty quickly which is a huge pity. I also was fearful the way the committee was chosen in the first place - it seemed to be people who were known as being involved in a number of committees previously with probably alot of competing interests. There should have been weekly meetings set up with the minutes of each being posted on here to keep everyone involved. I would ask anyone involved now to revert to this more open approach and keep the committee accountable to the people of Monasterevin as was planned.
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