Council’s further delay in making a decision on the future of Ray Walsh House (RWH) clearly demonstrates the importance of this decision and that our Councillors do not want to get it wrong.
With such big stakes at play should the Council ask the community for a mandate on the future of RWH?
Candidates at the next Local Government election could base their election campaign on how they would vote on the future of RWH.
The community will vote accordingly for the candidates they want to be on the next Council.
Do our Councillors know if the community want to pay off $100M PLUS debt for a new Council headquarters?
This is a huge amount and if you sell RWH this is the only option available.
Should Council opt for a mandate from the community on the future of RWH and let the people decide what happens to RWH at the next Council election?
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The council acquired Ray Walsh House from Northpower for one dollar so it doesn’t really owe them much. It was the head office for Peel Cunningham County Council which was amalgamated into Northpower in 1995.