Amalgamating with Wellington and Narromine councils would cause Dubbo to lose it's uniqueness, according to councillor Allan Smith.
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Dubbo City Council have declared they do not support an amalgamation with Narromine and Wellington in a submission which will be presented to the Fit for the Future Expert Local Government Panel.
"Everyone's got a road, everyone's got a bridge, everyone's got a garbage collection service, but not everyone's got galleries and other community type things that make Dubbo different," Cr Smith said.
"We shouldn't lose sight of that otherwise we look like we've all come out of the same jelly bean jar."
Councillor Lyn Griffiths said all three councils have stated they do not support amalgamation.
"I remember when this first came up it was said by the state government that there would be no forced amalgamations and I do hope that they stand by that statement."
Cr Smith said the submission shows Dubbo City Council is in a strong position.
"This gives us a road map to show that we can stand on our own two feet and not have to go down the path of having to look after other people's dilapidated infrastructure- and our people funding that," he said.
"I believe any councils that look a little weak and look like they can't stand on their own two feet, they're going to be the first ones targeted for amalgamation and this community doesn't need to be amalgamated."
In the 2015/16 financial year, Dubbo City Council has forecast they will meet six of the seven key performance indicators to be 'Fit for the Future'- 'building and infrastructure renewals ratio' will be the exception.
Councillor John Walkom said with "a bit more work" he is confident the benchmarks would be met.
"When you look at that you see that as a council we're doing pretty bloody well," he said.
"The consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers mentioned that there were some metro councils that will not achieve these benchmarks. As a regional city what we've been able to achieve at these early stages of this benchmark for Fit for the Future is a credit.
"It's a credit to the way we've been run as a council in our financial capacity, to us as a council and I encourage council to continue on with the policies and thinking as in the past because it's obviously working."
The community are able to provide their feedback on the Fit for the Future submission to Council until Friday June 4 before the submission is finalised.