Bailey Kezik belts the ball for Bay and Basin
At recent meetings, Shoalhaven City Councillors had every intention on directing staff to abandon talks about the sporting tax for 10 years, a user pays system for the sporting fields.
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However, general manager Russ Pigg warned councillors that telling council staff to drop a matter for 10 years, or for a time beyond their term on council, was in fact not allowed, referring to the Local Government Act.
On Tuesday night a majority of councillors voted to abandon consideration of the sporting tax during their term, and direct $500,000 per year towards the upgrade of local sporting fields.
