BY CONNOR MARSELOS
Cessnock City Council is able to announce that they were approved to receive a 1.5 million dollar grant from the State Government.
The fund is part of a program designed to help local council areas carry out repair work and maintenance on local government roads that have been deemed as a priority to handle.
Cessnock Mayor Bob Pynsent is thrilled with the announcement that funds will be allocated to carr out work on Mount View Road and Quorroboloong Road at Kitchener.
"I'm sure local residents in these areas will be pleased to hear this announcement and see works get underway to ensure a safer and smoother drive," Mr. Pynsent says.
The repairs in the Cessnock area are part of the larger 153 million dollar, NSW Fixing Local Roads Initiative.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin , says funding projects like these are designed to give local councils a helping hand and ease their maintenance backlog on project that matter to local residents.
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| Pictured: Mayor Bob Pynsent Image supplied. |
