In response to council amalgamation.
Will the State Government print in our local papers the legislation that states the State Government has the power to force councils to amalgamate? Gosford Council should stay as Gosford Council. The problem with Gosford Council is its CEO, that mayor and the councillors. They should be dismissed by the minister for local government.
The minister should appoint a business manager, who has the qualification to administer the Gosford Council and also appoint an actuary who will control the financial business of the Gosford Council. What qualifi cations do the mayor and his councillors have? It is the ratepayers’ right to know. A paper on the Central Coast stated that one councillor is called the Road Warrior. The local roads are full of 10,000 potholes.
Thank God we have a road warrior on council. Just imagine what the roads would be like without him and the cost to Central Coast cars with frontend suspension problems caused by the potholes. The Gosford Council should be awarded the dirty city award. Everywhere you drive there is rubbish lying around. Drains full of rubbish, which is a refl ection of council management. No wonder people continue to drive past Gosford and go to the Wyong Shire. That shire spent $60 million on their roads; Gosford Council spent $6 million on their roads.
When the councillors last voted for the Gosford mayor, what did they do? Voted the same person in but not one lady councillor was voted as deputy mayor. It should be noted that the council have sold the Gosford Town Centre but have not disclosed who made the purchase. This is ratepayers’ money. The Local Government minister should force, by legislation, council to declare the owner of the Gosford City Centre and the sale price. Did the council make a profit or a loss? Amalgamation on the Central Coast will cost ratepayers $500 million over the next fi ve years.
Vic Wulf,