I'll bet former councillors will stand for re-election

Were the ratepayers happy to see the former councillors gone?

I'll lay short odds that all 17 will stand for re-election, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to see 15 of them elected.

Ratepayers are fond of complaining about council's performance but, when it comes to the ballot, they return the same old "nincompoops" each time.

This suggests either that disenchantment is not very great or that voters can't be bothered looking up the records and policies of the candidates.

If the latter is the case, the region will get the government it deserves, and anyone who voted them in should shut up with the complaints.

Email, 3 Nov 2016

Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy.