Council Strikes District Rate.

February 9, 2017

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council has set its district rate for domestic and non-domestic properties for 2017- 2018 at a Special Meeting of Council held this evening.

The rate increase has been set at 2.93% for domestic properties and 2.91% for non-domestic properties.

The Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee, Councillor Owen Gawith, said: “The Council has been working hard to strike a district rate as low as possible, while still delivering and improving upon current services and developing new ones. 

He said: “Some of the areas that we have been progressing include the development of the Knockmore Link Road, upgrading of the Dundonald International Ice Bowl, the Public Realm Scheme in Hillsborough and the Lisburn Linkages Scheme, upgrades at the Carryduff Recycling Centre and Barbour Play area and replacement pitches at Dromara and Hillsborough.  The Council is also working to ensure new hotel development in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area.

“Capital Schemes scheduled to begin this year include the development of the Council’s first 3G soccer pitch at Laurelhill Sportszone and new community facilities at the former Dunmurry High School site. 

“Three Master Plans for Moat Park, The Billy Neill Soccer Centre of Excellence and Hydebank playing pitches are due to begin and the Council also has ambitious plans for a Carryduff Greenway.  A new scheme at Stockdam Glen Linear Park is planned as is a Community Sports Hub at Ballybeen.

“I would like to assure residents that the Council has worked very hard to ensure as low a rate position as is feasibly possible if Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council is to forge ahead with its plans to maintain and improve upon its services to the residents of Lisburn and Castlereagh,” said Councillor Gawith.