A meeting of the borough’s electoral arrangements committee heard the first step toward setting up a new council would involve a public consultation.
Concerns were raised that people might not have enough information to make a decision or simply not care.
Much of the debate focussed on what questions would be asked in a consultation.
“People need to know what the financial implication would be of having a town council…what the responsibilities might be,” said the Progressive Group’s Alexandra Kemp.
Alistair Beales, leader of the Independent Partnership which runs the council, warned that “overcomplicating” matters could be a turn-off for the public.
However, he added that “we should be guided very strongly by the outturn of that consultation”.
But his deputy, Simon Ring, argued that councillors had been “elected to make decisions for this Borough”.
“If we believe the outcome of this consultation isn’t right, I’m afraid we might have to go against that,” he added.
The committee backed the idea of moving forward with plans to create a new authority for King’s Lynn.
If that idea is supported by the borough’s full council, a consultation would be expected to start next month.