A split decision at last Wednesday's Coonamble Shire Council meeting sent the beleaguered artesian spa (bore baths) project back into uncertain territory that may put at risk the remainder of the $5.5 million NSW Government grant allocated to design and construct the facility.
In a five to four vote, councillors Butler, Wheelhouse, Garnsey, Churchill and Karanouh again denied a recommendation to rezone the land purchased at the southern boundary of Coonamble Showground from R1 General Residential to RE2 Private Recreation which staff identified as a suitable zone for the artesian spa project 'as it allows . . .
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