The Transport Minister has come under fire for not meeting with business owners affected by the Newcastle Light Rail project.
Andrew Constance is in town today to inspect progress on the Wickham Transport Interchange.
He'll also attend a 100-dollar-a-head lunch .
However, Newcastle MP, Tim Crackenthorp says businesses in the CBD deserve an audience with the minister as well, with many worried about future trade with the loss of 280 parking spaces outside their businesses.
However, Andrew Constance has refuted the Mr Crackenthorp's claim while addressing the media in Newcastle this morning.
"It's an outrageous claim by him. Anna Zeike (CBD Coordinator General For Newcastle) met with the business community and Tim Crackenthorp in the last couple of months and I will continue to meet with the business community, but I'm not going to meet with a political circus...we will work to activate precincts. That's why we'll work with individual business owners over individual concerns", he said.
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