Councillors approve sale of site for new court complex

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Councillors in Kerry have voted to sell a key site to the Courts Service and pave the way for what the meeting was told will be an investment of €22 million in a new courts complex in Tralee

However the proposal to build the county complex on a greenfield site, gifted to the council for the people of Tralee, was not supported by the people of Tralee, opponents warned.

Office of Public Works engineers had visited the existing 1830s building and the Courts Service had been"absolutely clear" it was not possible to create a modern court service there, she said.Chief Executive of the Courts Service Angela Denning had told the council she wanted to put Tralee on the next programme of construction.

The meeting heard criticism of the Courts Service for allowing the Ashe Street building to deteriorate so much.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

 

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