By Raquel Mustillo
TENSIONS flared at the December Wattle Range Council meeting as elected members split on their support of Community Infrastructure Grant recipients, with councillors labelling the application assessment method as flawed.
Standing orders were suspended on Tuesday night to allow free discussion on a staff recommendation to award grants to the value of $94,489 to the Millicent Croquet Club, the Nangwarry Museum and Community Hall, the Kalangadoo War Memorial Park and Community Sports Club and the McCorquindale Park Committee.
Debate raged for more than an hour on a staff recommendation as councillors also considered a second recommendation to approve a $150,000 increase to its loan guarantee for the Millicent and District International Basketball Association – raising the total to $240,000.