The Liberal Party has lost 'significant political capital' in the Hawkesbury in the wake of the State Government's announcement on road corridors, according to four local councillors.
Councillors Sarah Richards, Nathan Zamprogno, Tiffany Tree and Pat Conolly posted a joint submission on the proposed road corridors on social media last week, stating they were “opposed to the current position of the Bells Line of Road corridor and to the M9 corridor within the Hawkesbury LGA [Local Government Area]”.
Under the heading ‘political impact’, the councillors stated “there has been significant political capital lost from this announcement due to the process the Government has chosen”.
“We believe that if the Government shows the community that the consultation was a real process and significant changes are made to the corridor as a result of community feedback, that the support of our community for long term planning will be retained,” the submission stated.
“As elected Liberals in the affected LGA, we feel we must warn of significant political ramifications if these corridors are not substantially re-thought.”
The councillors stated they didn’t agree with the location of the corridors, but supported “working with the State Government to discuss alternative idea and routes”.
The joint submission was not endorsed by Hawkesbury City Council, and was “simply the collective opinion of the authors”, the document stated.