Investigation launched into leaking council

Mayor Brian Ingram said at last Wednesday’s ordinary council meeting that Mr Aber would investigate allegations of leaking.

Mr Aber confirmed he was investigating the alleged leaks but was unable to confirm that any details had been leaked.

The Witness can confirm that the council had been asked to keep private the cultural fund business case because it included sensitive preliminary financial information.

The business case was meant for councillors eyes only, but elements from the document appeared on Facebook posts of the Young Community and Residents Association and its members.

Emails from members of the Association to each other and councillors allegedly describe in detail preliminary financial and operational sections of the report.

The Young Community and Residents Association has been very vocal in its opposition to the joint-use education project’s location on a small portion of Carrington Park.

The Witness understands allegations have been made against only one councillor regarding the leaking of this information, but another councillor is under scrutiny for publishing confidential information.

An image of a sitemap from the business case which was an early drawing by architects appeared in a publication closely linked to a councillor.

This sitemap had not been made available to the public before it appeared in the publication and by publishing it is alleged that the confidentiality agreement signed by the council was breached.

Young Community and Residents Association president Mark Wells did not respond to the Witness by our deadline.

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