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Annual Budget 2009 - Roscommon County Council

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Division F | Recreation and Amenity<br />

Hodson Bay Project<br />

The Hodson Bay Boat Training Centre was completed during 2007 and opened for business in July 2008.<br />

<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> held an open competition to secure the services of an experienced operator to<br />

manage the facility on its behalf. An Operator has been selected and final contract negotiations are underway which<br />

should be complete before year end.<br />

F04 Community Sport and Recreational Development<br />

A Sports Development Officer, partly funded by the FAI is employed in the <strong>County</strong> for a three year period. Two<br />

community, all weather mini pitches have been developed in the county in conjunction with the FAI in 2008, one in<br />

<strong>Roscommon</strong> town and one in Ballaghaderreen. A sum of €5,000 is included to support the Community Games in<br />

the <strong>County</strong>.<br />

F05 Operation of Arts Programme<br />

<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Arts Office is currently developing a new arts plan “Sustaining the Arts <strong>2009</strong> – 2012”.<br />

2008 saw the continued success of a number of key programmes including the award winning Art@work artists<br />

residency programme; TRADE, the unique international visual arts development partnership with Leitrim <strong>County</strong><br />

<strong>Council</strong>; the first full orchestra meeting of the different ensembles of <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Youth Orchestra and the<br />

greatly enhanced artists in schools programme. In traditional arts, a number of practitioners worked with the Arts<br />

Education and Development Coordinator to devise educational programmes for primary schools.<br />

<strong>Roscommon</strong> Arts Centre continues to thrive and develop as an arts venue for the county. By the end of 2008 over<br />

30,000 people will have attended events during the year and the number of active patrons on the database has<br />

increased by a further 20% to just over 6,000.<br />

The design of Phases Two and Three of the arts centre is underway and work on Phase Two of the development<br />

is due to commence in Spring <strong>2009</strong>. In recognition of our continued development, <strong>Roscommon</strong> Arts Centre<br />

received a further 27% increase in funding from The Arts <strong>Council</strong> towards programming costs, and as part of the<br />

Nomad Theatre Network, were one of only four clients nationwide to received funding this year via The Arts<br />

<strong>Council</strong>’s Touring Initiative towards our production of The Dead School.<br />

In 2008 King House launched new special events, which focused on repeat visits and helped to create year-round<br />

business activity. Two new permanent exhibitions are due to open at King House in <strong>2009</strong> while a new tourism<br />

brochure for the property will be produced early in <strong>2009</strong> to coincide with the redesign of our website.<br />

<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> | Comhairle Chontae Ros Comain | Adopted <strong>Budget</strong> <strong>2009</strong> | For year ended 31st December <strong>2009</strong><br />

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