A WHANGANUI district councillor wants to see a Crown-appointed manager take charge of the replacement of the district's defunct wastewater treatment plant.
Jack Bullock says he is losing confidence that the council can deal with the "ever-growing" saga over the wastewater treatment plant.
On March 9, the council voted for a new plant to be built at a cost of what is now around $42 million.
Mr Bullock did not vote as he was absent from the meeting, and there was only one hand raised in opposition - that of Charlie Anderson.
However, that decision has not stopped the debate, with various cheaper alternatives being suggested and, most significantly, two of the city's major industries which contribute the bulk of the waste saying they could not afford the costs of being part of the new plant.