He said the contents of tonight’s meeting, which was held in Gundagai, will be made available via the council website. 

Meetings alternate between the two larger towns in the Local Government Area and until September will be held during business hours. 

Community members are welcome to attend these meetings and can register to address Mr Sykes during an open forum. 

Meanwhile, Gundagai residents continue to separate themselves from Cootamundra despite the amalgamation, with local Pip McAlister asking council staff at tonight’s meeting not to hold onto any former Gundagai Shire Council signage.

Instead she would like to see the former crest which adorned the council office and associated signage passed onto the museum.

The crest is currently being housed in the council depot at Gundagai. 

Ms McAlister also questioned the appropriateness of having the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council name associated with a new statue of Gundagai icon Yarri to be located in the town. 

“It has nothing to do with Cootamundra, this was started by Gundagai,” Ms McAlister said. 

Coolac resident Trevor Glover took the opportunity to address council over feared changes to the waste transfer station in the village. 

He said when the tip was closed the options for Coolac residents were that a transfer station was created or they take their rubbish to the tip in Gundagai. 

A decision was made to open a transfer station with Mr Glover saying residents were charged a $56 fee in their rates for what was said would be a self-funding asset. 

He has since learned from a senior staff member of council that four transfer stations in the former Gundagai Shire Council area are running at a loss of $35,000, putting their future as residents currently know it at risk. 

“To hear now there is a $35,000 over-run concerns me greatly; my rates went up to make it a viable service,” Mr Glover said.

Having heard a suggestion the transfer station will move from a skip bin to wheelie bin service has left Mr Glover less than impressed and he implored council to be more transparent about where the $35,000 loss figure comes from and what the future holds for the village asset. 

Mr Sykes assured Mr Glover nothing would change from the status quo during his term as administrator, which will conclude when a new council is elected in September.