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02 | Inform Summer 2017 Contents Chairperson’s Welcome 2 Chief Executive’s Message 3 In brief 4 Transforming our waste 5-7 Supporting local business & employment 8 Council Expenditure for 2017-2018 9 Shaping the future of the district 10 Investing in the district 11 Paws for thought 12 In brief 13 Celebrating success 14 In brief 15 Summer in Fermanagh & Omagh 16 In brief 17 Keeping safe & well this season 18 Councillor Contact Card 19-20 Fermanagh & Omagh District Council The Grange, Mountjoy Road, Lisnamallard, Omagh, BT79 7BL Townhall, 2 Townhall Street, Enniskillen, BT74 7BA Tel: 0300 303 1777 Textphone: 028 8225 6216 E: info@fermanaghomagh.com W: www.fermanaghomagh.com fermanaghomagh fermanaghomagh This newsletter is available in alternative formats on request. Requests can be made to the PR & Customer Service team using any of the contact details listed above. All information correct at time of going to print however may be subject to change. Throughout this newsletter we have directed you to the Council website for further information. Please use the search facility on the website to find the information that is of interest to you. Welcome to the Council’s fourth edition of Inform. As I now approach my final few weeks as Chairperson, I reflect on the course of my term in office and the work and dedication of all my fellow Councillors and all the Council Officers. It has been a great honour to have been entrusted with the role of First Citizen and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time meeting so many wonderful and inspirational people along the way. Since the last edition of Inform, the Council has progressed several important initiatives, one of which aims to reduce the quantity of waste going to landfill. The pilot food waste collection service will be scheduled across the entire district and will help to meet our statutory recycling targets and reduce the financial burden on the Council. Another significant achievement is the Community Plan, which was officially launched on 29 March 2017. Produced in partnership with key stakeholders in the business, community and voluntary and statutory sectors and following extensive public consultation, the Community Plan sets out a vision for the district and outlines the key outcomes that are to be achieved. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council seeks to continually offer a high-quality, value for money service to you the ratepayer. The biannual publication of Inform is one of the main ways the Council communicates with you. However, effective communication is a two-way process so we encourage everyone to make their views known to the Council on any of the initiatives outlined in this publication or indeed on any aspect of the work of the Council. I hope that you enjoy reading this edition of Inform. Councillor Mary Garrity Chairperson Chairperson’s Welcome www.gpscolour.co.uk www.gpscolour.co.uk www.gpscolour.co.uk www.gpscolour.co.uk o Launching the Fermanagh and Omagh 2030 Community Plan are representatives from Community Planning partner organisations, school pupils who took part in a Community Planning arts and creativity initiative and Councillor Mary Garrity. Front cover image: Chairperson of Fermanagh & Omagh District Council, Councillor Mary Garrity with Kevin O’Gara, Director of Environment and Place and Cyril Allen, HGV driver