ALBURY Council could be forced to perform a back-flip on its recognition for the late Les O'Brien with a yet to be built seating area at Alexandra Park named in his honour.
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But, his three daughters, Cheryl, Kerrie and Debbie, have revealed their true wish was for the athletics complex to be named after their father.
Pressure is building on the council to reject the committee recommendation on Monday night.
A letter co-signed by the three daughters has appeared on a Facebook page which has campaigned for the re-naming of the athletics complex since Mr O’Brien’s passing last year.
They acknowledge they were consulted, but stressed it wasn’t their preference to have just a stand named after him.
“Whilst the family remains grateful for any recognition of Les O’Brien, the wider community should be aware of their real preference.
“Any support for other projects was forthcoming only because they were essentially given little option.”
Re-naming the athletics complex after Mr O’Brien only requires a council resolution and doesn’t need to be approved by a third party.
Mayor Kevin Mack said family members would be spoken to again about their preferred tribute.
“In the interests of respecting the hopes of Les O’Brien’s family, Albury Council will have further discussions with the family this week,” he said.
“If their wishes in relation to the matter differ from what has been presented, then this information will be provided to council for consideration.”
The Border Mail made attempts to contact Mr O’Brien’s family.