DERWENT Valley Mayor Tony Nicholson tonight refused to explain his decision to reject a request for a copy of an inventory of historical items relating to the Willow Court site. “That is the decision,” was all Councillor Nicholson would say when he was asked for his reasons by local journalist and amateur historian Damian Bester.
After several months of delays, Cr Nicholson recently wrote in a letter that the inventory could be seen on request by making an appointment with the council’s deputy general manager. When Mr Bester asked for a copy of the inventory, he was told the mayor’s offer was only to look at the document.
At tonight’s council meeting held at Maydena, Cr Nicholson said it was not unreasonable to require an appointment to be made to peruse the documents.
