That's according to a Local Election Candidate in Mullingar-Kinnegad.
Developing a new youth cafe in Westmeath would prevent young people from blasting music on benches and heading down alleyways.
That's the vew of a Sinn Féin Local Election candidate in Mullingar Kinnegad, who wants to see the facility built in Castlepollard.
Maureen Pigott says she's also identified a site for a new Women's Shed, which would utilise the Old Community College.
She says she got the ideas from women in the area: