Council has resolved to delay further discussion on a community poll on fluoridation of the Port Macquarie-Hastings water supply until after the Local Government Elections, with the decision to be determined by the newly elected Council.
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council General Manager Tony Hayward said, while it was important to gauge community opinion on fluoridation of the town’s water supply, the poll must be held at an appropriate time.
A new Council will be elected to replace the current Administrator at the Local Government Election in September 2012.
“Having not had an elected Council for more than four years, it may be considered inappropriate to table what might be deemed a significant issue for the newly elected Council to manage,” Mr Hayward said.
“It is more appropriate for the newly elected incoming Council to consider the issue and determine whether a community poll is required.”
Mr Hayward advised that a poll can be scheduled outside of the Local Government Election.
