New chair and vice-chair elected for Piltown Municipal District, Kilkenny
Cllr Ger Frisby (Fianna Fáil) elected Chair of Piltown MD and Cllr Jenny Catt Slattery (Fianna Fáil) elected vice-Chair of Piltown MD
Cllr Ger Frisby (Fianna Fáil) has been elected as the new chairperson of Piltown Municipal District, and his party colleague Jenny Catt Slattery has been elected as the new vice-chair.
The election of both candidates took place at the district’s AGM earlier today (Wednesday) at the council library in Ferrybank, County Kilkenny.
Cllr Ger Frisby was nominated to be the new chairperson by the out-going chairperson, Cllr Pat Dunphy (Fine Gael). That nomination was seconded by Cllr Jenny Catt Slattery (Fianna Fáil).
Out-going chairperson, Cllr Pat Dunphy (Fine Gael) then nominated Cllr Jenny Catt Slattery (Fianna Fáil) to be the new vice-chairperson. Her nomination was seconded by the out-going vice-chair, Cllr Fidelis Doherty (Fine Gael).
Cllr Ger Frisby thanked his fellow elected members for the opportunity to serve as chairperson for the year ahead, and commended the teamwork of the district councillors who are ‘all in for Piltown MD’.
“We try to better the whole area in any way we can,” he said, before commending the outgoing chairperson and vice-chairperson.
Councillors in the Piltown Municipal District represent a contrasting mix of urban and rural communities in County Kilkenny.
Some of the larger urban areas in the district include Mooncoin, Piltown, Mullinavat and parts of Ferrybank.
Councillors hold the majority of their monthly meetings in the council library in Ferrybank, South Kilkenny.
Big issues in the locality include road and water infrastructure, housing, farming, the rising cost of living and healthcare.
Some hot button issues in recent years have been the working relationship with Waterford, Ferrybank Shopping Centre, the South-East Greenway and the North Quays development.