Orange City Council will consider installing a public memorial for Cr Mario Previtera who died earlier this month.
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Deputy mayor Sam Romano suggested three sites around Orange where a memorial could be placed, at council's meeting on Tuesday night.
A minute's silence was conducted by the remaining 11 councillors at the start of the meeting for Cr Previtera.
Cr Romano said a small memorial, possibly a seat or a large rock with a bronze plaque could be installed at a public site.
Cr Previtera, 53, died in Orange Hospital after a battle with cancer on August 1.
"I think a memorial for Mario should be put in place," he said.
Cr Romano suggested three options.
"Option one, Pinnacle Road Reserve, which is next door to his place at the Pinnacle," he said.
"Option two, Gosling Creek, he advocated for camping there for a long time.
"Option three, the stop-and-rest, when it gets built on the Bathurst Road, is another passionate item that he was always talking about. He thought it was a great thing for Orange."
Cr Romano said Cr Previtera was a "gentleman."
"I could honestly say I've never met a gentleman like him," he said.
"Very softly spoken, uber-intelligent and would help everybody. I never heard him speak an ill-word about anybody. [He] loved his position as a counclllor, a genuine gentleman."
Council agreed that CEO David Waddell submit the options to Cr Previtera's family for their consideration.
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