THE SITE of a former Cardigan day centre should only be used to provide either an assisted living scheme for people with learning difficulties or housing for elderly people, councillors have said.

Ceredigion County Council’s estates department wants to sell the site of the former Canolfan Meugan, which was demolished in 2013, on the open market, but that has been questioned by councillors, who insisted the area should see a specialised housing project located there.

Local councillor Mark Cole won backing from fellow Cardigan councillors John Adams-Lewis and Catrin Miles, as well as council leader Ellen ap Gwynn and social services Cabinet member Catherine Hughes, when he called for the site to be offered to a registered social landlord to consider providing an assisted living scheme for people with learning difficulties to be able to live independently, or if that was not possible to provide bungalows for elderly residents.

Cllr Cole said: “I’m not happy that this goes on the open market. If the Cabinet said it could only be sold for assisted living or for bungalows for older people, that would be more appropriate.”

Cllr Adams-Lewis said the council had initially said it would build an alternative day centre, but following funding cuts instead opted to move it to the Yr Hafod care home.

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