Residents are divided about naming a replacement footbridge at Pat Cullen Reserve in Crookwell.
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The chairman of the Kiamma Creek Landcare Group Barry Murphy prefers the bridge is named after the poet Dame Mary Gilmore.
But the Crookwell Men's Shed would like to see a Walk of Fame at the reserve which identifies the footbridge as a link along the route.
"It's unfortunate we have created an atmosphere of Dame Mary Gilmore versus the rest," councillor Richard Opie said at last Thursday's Upper Lachlan Shire Council meeting.
"We don't want to put our local heroes at war against each other."
The council has now decided to put forward a policy which will set out the processes that should be adopted when naming public infrastructure. The draft policy will be adopted by the council at a future meeting before going on public display for 28 days.
Meanwhile, the City of Sydney's 2018 naming policy includes:
- Dual naming to restore traditional Aboriginal names;
- The name of a person still holding public office will not be used;
- Avoiding duplication of names within a 10 kilometre radius.
"It's not that I have a great love of more policy... without that, we run the risk of having an ad hoc approach to naming public infrastructure," deputy mayor John Searl said.
A report to the meeting is expected by September.
