It's the biggest re-engineering of the Hunter's police force in over 20 years, but it seems as if the government ignored the main issue politicians, police officers and residents have been making for years.
The proposed restructure hasn't confirmed whether any new police officers will be allocated to the Hunter.
According to Hunter police and local MP's, the Hunters police force is at least 20 officers short and police are under 'constant strain and pressure'.
But despite the government being well aware of this issue, it was never touched upon when announcing the proposed restructure of the Police force.
It's frustrating for Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison, who says her area is already dealing with increasing rates of crime and police officers and resources are stretched thin.
"I can't fathom why the government didn't announce any new officers to the Hunter", she said. "We've already had to deal with two police stations in our area closing down (Lochinvar and Beresfield) and we sorely need more police on the ground".
Announced in the restructure is plans to move the headquarters of the Central Hunter Local Area command from Maitland to Raymond Terrace, as well as making Cessnock and Kurr-Kurri part of the Hunter Valley police jurisdiction.
"The government has been saying this will put more boots on the ground but that is not the case", Ms Aitchison said. "They're only replacing strategic officers with operational officers".
