辛格尔顿议会为拍卖场签订的29年租约每年造成42,000美元的亏损，且无公开招标，未来租金将上涨。 Singleton Council's 29-year lease for saleyards causes $42,000 annual losses, with no public tender and future rent hikes.

辛格尔顿议会被锁定在760万美元的拍卖场29年租约中，每年仅向区域畜牧交易所（RLX）支付8000美元，导致每年净亏损42000美元。 Singleton Council is locked into a 29-year lease for its $7.6 million saleyards, paying just $8,000 annually to Regional Livestock Exchange (RLX), resulting in a $42,000 annual net loss. 该协议经直接谈判后于2019年最后敲定,包括未来以消费物价指数为基础的房租上涨,允许RLX对资本投资进行折旧。 The deal, finalized in 2019 after direct negotiations, includes future CPI-based rent increases and allows RLX to depreciate capital investments. 2025-2026年,理事会预计业务赤字为47.87亿美元,远远低于原先的盈余,这促使议员佩里·华生将租约称为“dud deal”并计划审查。 Council projects a $4.787 million operating deficit for 2025–2026, far worse than the original surplus, prompting Councillor Peree Watson to call the lease a “dud deal” and plan a review. 理事会为早先关于租约时限的不正确主张道歉,并证实没有使用公开招标。 The council has apologized for earlier incorrect claims about the lease timeline and confirmed no public tender was used.