Dear Friends,
Our Community will face many challenges in the coming year.
We do not need reminding of those challenges now but we do need to remind ourselves that we have seen bad times before and that, working together, we will see even better times to come.
As your representative I am working hard to ensure that we meet each challenge head-on.
I have raised the issue of the N5 with the chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, I have raised the issue of the stalled water and sewerage schemes with members of the EU Parliament and I have called for all Mayo's local authorities and Chambers of Commerce to support the call for an Early-Bird train service to Dublin.
As a member of the Job Creation Task Force I am working to ensure a fibre optic broadband link to attract industries to our Industrial and Enterprise estates.
I am also working hard to promote film-making in Mayo, which attracts investment and showcases our community to the world as a beautiful place to visit.
But there is much more that needs to be done and I promise that in 2009 I will offer solutions, not problems, and that I will not point the finger of blame, but instead offer leadership and encouragement.
For 2009 my priorities will be; the retention and creation of jobs, affordable and social housing, and support for the vulnerable in our community.
In this New Year we should remember Christopher Reeve when he said "Once you choose hope, anything's possible."
-Cllr Keith Martin
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