Dundalk BID Proceed to Plebiscite

Business Improvement District (BID) Scheme - Local Government Act 2001 as amended by the Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006

A proposal for an extension of the Business Improvement District for a further period of five years was received by Louth County Council from the Business Improvement District Scheme Dundalk CLG on the 22nd March, 2023.

The purpose of the Business Improvement District is to enable the ratepayers within the boundaries of the proposed BID to draw up a scheme of projects, services and works which are additional to those provided by Louth County Council and will be carried out for the benefit of the BID District (i.e. Dundalk Town).

The key objective of this BID Scheme is to continue to develop and implement a series of new and additional initiatives designed to both further promote and improve the trading environment for the area within Dundalk Town in which the ratepayers operate their businesses. 

The proposed services will include the continued employment of a Town Centre Commercial Manager who has responsibility for new and additional marketing, local business and community initiatives.

The Business Improvement District includes the entire former administrative area of Dundalk Town Council.

The BID Proposal was available for inspection at the offices of Louth County Council, County Hall, Millennium Centre, St. Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 KFW6 and Louth County Council, Town Hall, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 W20C from 9.00am on Thursday 23rd March 2023 to 5.00pm on Friday 21st April 2023. The BID Proposal was also made available on www.louthcoco.ie.

No submissions were received in respect of the BID Scheme.

A letter from the proponent was received on the 21st June, 2023 confirming their wish to proceed with the proposed BID Scheme and requested Louth County Council to proceed with the ratepayer plebiscite.

Ms. Colette Moss

Senior Executive Officer

Economic Development

Louth County Council

Dated this 27th day of June 2023