Louth County Council launch #LoveLouth photo competition

To celebrate reaching 4,000 followers on Twitter, Louth County Council are holding a #LoveLouth Photo Competition, with three One 4 All gift vouchers up for grabs for the winners.

Simply Tweet @louthcoco with a photo of your favourite spot in Louth with a brief explanation of why you love it. Add the tag #LoveLouth and you could be in with a chance of winning one of three One 4 All gift vouchers.

Closing date for entries is August 24^th and the winners will be announced on August 31^st.

Further details are available at www.louthcoco.ie/photocompetition

Contribute to council’s budgetary process for a chance to win €100 One 4 All voucher

Louth County Council is inviting you to comment and contribute to the budgetary process for 2016 with a chance to win a €100 One 4 All voucher for all who take part.

This is a democratic process in which members of the community are invited to express their views and opinions on how the budget process could be improved.

So, to take part the Council is asking you to complete a short survey and make comments as necessary on how you believe the financial assets of the Council should be allocated.

The Council’s adopted budget for 2015 provides for expenditure totalling €93.05 million and an income of €50.22 million. The balance of €42.83 million is funded from a combination of Commercial Rates, Local Property Tax and general purpose grants and pension related deductions from staff.

You can complete the budgetary survey here.