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Re the letter and opinions by Ariel Elliott in the Lithgow Mercury on 17.2.2017.
I agree entirely with all eight points that were made. The councillors need to put aside their own egos and put aside the petty sniping, jealousy and innuendo. Accept defeat with dignity and move on.
In all fairness to mayor Lesslie I believe local government should have acted and called an administrator to sort out the mess that the past and present council has caused.
Margaret Wilson.
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Dear Editor,
Cr Statham is reported, in the Mercury, as saying that "she accused the mayor of wanting to see countback to fill the positions because one of them would be a Labor Party member".
No member of the Labor Party could, under any conceivable circumstance, have been elected to Lithgow City Council by the application of a countback system.
Cr Statham needs to name the Labor Party member who would have filled one of these positions or apologise for making this unsubstantiated claim.
It is too late, but any countback system would have saved Lithgow council over $100,000 as well as saving Campbelltown and Bankstown and potentially many other councils a considerable amount of money.
Stephen Lesslie, Mayor of Lithgow
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Dear Editor,
Throughout March, communities around the world are dedicated to raising awareness of epilepsy, culminating in Purple Day on March 26 (International Epilepsy Awareness Day).
People wear purple and hold events to raise funds and awareness of the condition that will affect more than 800,000 Australians in their lifetime.
This Purple Day, Epilepsy Action Australia would like to encourage communities to shine a light on epilepsy by lighting up purple a local landmark and raising funds. I would encourage your community to support Purple Day during March by simply making a donation or getting involved (www.epilepsy.org.au).
Carol Ireland, CEO Epilepsy Action Australia