Yesterday, Mrs Dean said the North Otago A and P showgrounds had been touted as a likely meeting place for rally participants from both Otago and Canterbury Universities and as the venue for a concert, and she was concerned for the many older people who lived in that vicinity.
However, when contacted yesterday, the North Otago A and P Association said it had not had any approaches for the showgrounds to be used as the venue.
Earlier this week, Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton said there had been no discussions about specific venues.
The organisers of the event have had informal discussions with the Waitaki District Council, police and other agencies about bringing the Undie 500 and a big concert to Oamaru.
Yesterday, Waitaki community safety co-ordinator Alison Banks said a meeting of key stakeholders would be held in Oamaru tomorrow and a media release would be made after the meeting.
Mrs Dean said it seemed that, having outstayed their welcome in Dunedin, the organisers of the Undie 500 had seen Oamaru as a "soft option".
She urged those with the power to veto such an event to think about the adverse effects the presence of hundreds of partying students would have on older people in the community.
An Oamaru businessman spoken to by the Otago Daily Times yesterday said he was "totally against" at the thought of the rally coming to the town.
"Dunedin don't want them because they wreck the place . . . so we shouldn't have them.
I haven't heard a good word about them," he said.
