The Albury councillor has made his position clear on the city’s soon to be opened $10.5 million Murray Arts Museum Albury redevelopment, or MAMA as it has been branded and we’ve come to know it.

He has been a long-time critic of the redevelopment after the NSW Government refused to kick in funding.

The initial optimistic plan by Albury Council involved a funding arrangement for a three-way deal in which council, state and federal governments would bankroll the project.

The plan was for each to make a sizeable contribution of $3.5 million. But that plan feel rather flat on its face when one of the starters in that trifecta didn’t get over the line, or even to the mounting yard.

The NSW refusal meant the contribution by Albury ratepayers would have to double, something Cr Cameron made clear he did not support.

He was never in favour of the project going ahead without the state government’s contribution, and it’s a position he maintains. He is on the record as saying the city should have shelved the development until that money was forthcoming.

Whether you agree with his stance or not, there is some integrity in him maintaining his resolve and sticking to his guns even as the grand opening looms.

He says he doesn’t want his name on a plaque at the new gallery, and is even considering boycotting the official opening on October 3.

At the time of the decision to push on with the project, Cr Cameron said he didn’t believe the majority of ratepayers would support spending the money. Without a vote on the matter, it’s impossible to say. And council will never please everyone.

Many who may have been against the redevelopment may well have changed their minds since, or will do after the redevelopment is revealed.

But it says something for Cr Cameron that he is not prepared to backflip on his original position, even though it presents an opportunity for him to have his name etched into history on a plaque outside the building.

You may or may not agree with his stance. But his lack of hypocrisy is refreshing.