Ratepayers waiting for Minister Paul Toole to act on Hurstville Council

The Leader (May 26) reported Local Government Minister Paul Toole's statement that he was ready to sack Hurstville Council and that he had requested an immediate section (430) investigation into the council's operations.

Seventy-plus days have now passed since the Minister's major announcement and all is quiet on the council front without any ministerial updates or proposed actions reported back to restless ratepayers, who now could well be excused for thinking that possibly this investigation might be dragged out for (430) days, as surprisingly enough brings it into line with the September 2016 council elections. Problem solved!

Bill Pickering, Lugarno