Commissioners pay tribute to former Chairman

Fri, 19 Jan 2018

Garff Commissioners has been paying tribute to the former chairman of the local authority following his death.

Robert Moughtin spent over 12 years as a commissioner for Maughold and latterly Garff, and played a role in bringing Laxey, Lonan and Maughold together to form the Garff authority.

The Commissioners said Mr Moughtin had a positive sense of purpose and integrity, and was always appreciated by his colleagues.

He was also a member of the Maughold Parish Social Club, and chaired the committee that oversaw the transfer of the Northern Civic Amenity Site into local authority control.