A LACK of information on a proposed boundary adjustment for Woolbrook and Niangala has left two Tamworth councillors feeling like "knobs".
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Councillors voted in principle to support the two towns moving from Tamworth Regional Council to Walcha Council in the end, but it wasn't without debate at Tuesday's meeting.
Councillor Russell Webb was 'a bit miffed' that public consultation meetings had been held with the communities involved before the council was given a workshop on what the move entails.
That sentiment was agreed to by Cr Glenn Inglis, who felt there wasn't enough detail.
"I think it's way out of order to have those meetings until the councillors who represent those residents are fully informed and can talk to the residents up there with confidence and a full understanding of what's on the table," Cr Webb said.
"How much infrastructure is up there that will be impacted on in terms of work that has been done or needs to be done?
"We know nothing about any of this. If you say to those people that you really don't know what they're talking about, you feel like a knob."
The issue first came to Tamworth's attention in 2013 and it was decided to support Woolbrook's move.
It fell on the backburner until 2018, when Walcha Council's new general manager put it back on the priority list.
Woolbrook is 65 kilometres from Tamworth and just 29 from Walcha. It's not clear yet how many people want to move.
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TRC governance director Chris Weber said the council had been approached by residents.
"In terms of discussions with the community this is a topic that's been raised consistently and never quite gotten to the top of the list," he said.
The next steps are to look at rates, public consultation and workshops with councillors.
It's hoped the move can be approved by the Minister for Local Government to avoid a lengthy Boundary Commission decision.