Dear Editor,
A previous Glen Innes Severn Council purchased the Quarry from Wayne McCarthy in February 2015 with a $970,000 NSW government grant (Glen Innes Examiner (11/2/2015).
As ratepayers we were told that it was going to secure the town’s water supply as an off stream water storage with a capacity that is 16% larger than the Beardy Weir. The Quarry (source GISC) was supposed provide 2 1/2 years supply once the Beardy Waters stopped flowing.
Why then is the Glen Innes township currently on Level 3 water restrictions? Have we, the ratepayers been misled by the very council that promised a secure water supply?
Lesley Kempton, Glen Innes
