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Tensions ran high in this week’s ordinary meeting at Southern Downs Regional Council, with several issues sparking heated debate.
The first point of contention at the Wednesday meeting came within the first half-hour, when Mayor Vic Pennisi and councillor Stephen Tancred both declared a potential conflict of interest in relation to a confidential agenda item.
Revealing the closed discussion would relate to the sale of land at Emu Swamp Dam, Cr Pennisi was adamant he had no ties to the project that would influence the council’s decision.
“I often question, what is my conflict – where do I gain an advantage in relation to this particular project?” he said,