Mayor Scott Ferguson called on the community to make submissions following an extraordinary meeting of the council on Monday night and

a community information session last Thursday.

A public gallery of more than 20 attended council's Extraordinary Meeting on Monday night when councillors considered the draft Comments and Recommended Conditions of Consent.

At Thursday's meeting around two-thirds showed their hands to say they were against the $38 million development in spite of council's stance and the expected creation of a minimum 150 permanent jobs, which many believe are jobs that will not be filled by residents.

"Our position on it as a council, as an organisation as dictated by my fellow councillors is that in principle we support this," Blayney mayor Scott Ferguson told residents at last Thursday's meeting.

"We support this because of the incredibly large investment in the community, cr Ferguson said.

"We support it because of the employment opportunities it brings for locals and the region, as it is a regional development, and we support it for the fact that it is a potential to not only grow an existing business but obviously to continue to make it sustainable.

"The expectations of myself and my fellow councillors is that if it is approved, the conditions of consent will mitigate any potential negative impact on the neighbours and indeed the general community."

Cr Ferguson was speaking on behalf of five of his fellow councillors.

Cr David Somervaille has declared a pecuniary interest in the matter as he owns a property opposite the development site and has not participated in council's submission process.

COUNCIL NOT THE CONSENT AUTHORITY

A report tabled at Monday's extraordinary meeting explained Council is not the consent authority for this proposed development, because it is classed as a State Significant Development.

Cr Ferguson said of the proposed development: "No one can argue against the value of jobs to the region and the capital investment in the Shire which Council welcomes".

"This is a green field site which proposes to utilise new technology and will be a state of the art modern abattoir facility and Council has supported this project in principle from the beginning."

The report detailed a number of issues around traffic; in particular the intersection of Adelaide and Burns Street, Newbridge Road alignment and pavement strength; issues of transport, hours of operation, waste management, environmental monitoring, Q-Fever, building structures and the external fa ade, visual amenity including landscaping and lighting, livestock grazing, administrative conditions and a proposed Voluntary Planning Agreement.

At last week's community information session it was confirmed that the NSW Department of Planning will refer the assessment and determination of the development to the Planning Assessment Commission (PAC).

Mayor Ferguson said: "Whilst Council is supportive of this project and the potential economic benefits, our role has always been to facilitate the community feedback and we acknowledge there are a number of legitimate concerns about the location that need to be considered". "Council will be working very hard to ensure that the PAC conduct a public meeting during the assessment period prior to making a decision on the application.

"Also, taking on board the concerns raised by residents about the Q-Fever risk, Council will also request that NSW Department of Health provide clarification of the potential health impacts of Q-Fever to the community.

"'Members of the community, both in favour and against the project are encouraged to lodge a submission by the closing date of Monday, May 25 to NSW Department of Planning," cr Ferguson said.

At last Thursday's information session, Millthorpe resident Karen Deters, who works in Blayney, said prior to moving to the shire, she would spend holidays in Carcoar, with Blayney "a place to miss" when the town's former abattoir was in operation.

"I'm devastated at the idea that we would have a small abattoir within our precinct," she said.

"An abattoir will be the death of Blayney."

Resident Elizabeth Russ said she thought it was a good idea, with bad logistics.

"There is nothing in the draft about this - we have a retirement village less than one kilometre from the site. I'm frightened for those residents," she said.

"I thought Blayney got away from being an abattoir town.

"I can't see it will be a great boost to Blayney at all.

"Most of the workers will be from Bathurst, Orange, Cowra - they're not going to pick up stumps and move to Blayney."

Blayney councillors formalised their submission at an extraordinary council meeting on Monday night.