A Tasmanian mayor says he stands by shutting down a council meeting and threatening to call the police on a ratepayer after they quoted remarks he made two years ago referencing Nazi Germany.
A ratepayer attempted to ask a question about Chinese developer Chambroad's controversial plans for Kangaroo Bay
When the ratepayer repeatedly refused to sit down, Alderman Blomeley shut down the meeting and asked for the police to be called The council sold the prominent waterfront land to Chambroad in 2017 for $2.4 million on the condition a hotel and hospitality school be built at the site, but nothing has been built and the council is considering buying back the land.
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