A blueprint for the future of Salthill is currently in the making and members of the public are being asked to have their say.

Public engagement events got underway this week to facilitate the input of various interested groups into the Salthill Village and Seafront Framework Plan.

Local Councillor Donal Lyons (Ind) has urged locals to make their views known and to ensure that any and all ideas for the betterment of Salthill are on the table when planners come to drafting the plan.

And top of the agenda, said Cllr Lyons, should be a revamp of the Prom – one of the city’s best-used outdoor amenities.

“The Prom itself needs a revamp and an upgrade. It is probably one of the most-used facilities in the country and people come from all over to walk it.

“One of the ideas that has been pushed from the Salthill Village group is the need to bring people walking the Prom into the village – access from the Prom could be a lot better. At the moment, it and the Village are a bit cut-off from each other,” said Cllr Lyons.

Blackrock Diving Tower has been on the agenda for years, now, as the iconic structure has degraded over time.

As previously reported by the Galway City Tribune, Fáilte Ireland is to come on board with the Council in giving the tower a new lease of life.

“The Diving Tower at Blackrock is in band need of rehabilitation. It is slowly eroding,” said Cllr Lyons.

“There was a plan for it a number of years ago but that has fallen by the wayside and that is something that will need to be addressed in the framework.

“We also need to do something with the old tourist office. It has been mooted that it might become a hub with a similar function to the PorterShed on Market Street,” continued the City West councillor.

A separate strategy for the future of Leisureland and Salthill Park is currently being drawn up by UrbanLab – a collaboration between the City Council, University of Galway and various other stakeholders.

Picture: The public are being asked to make their views known on how the Salthill of the future should look. Photo: Chaosheng Zhang.