Westport parking charges raise €110,000

THE introduction of on-street parking charges in Westport brought in €73,000 in income to Mayo County Council last year.

The pay and display system was introduced in April 2019 and from then until December, total income amounted to €73,384.68.

Income, as expected, due to the ongoing pandemic, has fallen this year, with the figure from January to August 2020 amounting to €37,286.34.

Total income since the charges were introduced is €110,671.

Parking charges are on the agenda for the next meeting of the Westport Belmullet Municipal District, taking place next Tuesday, where Councillor Christy Hyland has tabled a notice of motion asking the council to detail how much money the new parking charges have brought in to date.

The amounts outlined above have been circulated in advance of the meeting.