First term councillor Mark Rodda has announced his intention to stand again for Tamworth Regional Council at the local government elections, to be held on Saturday 10, September 2016.
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The father of six young kids, who lives in South Tamworth, said while the past four years have been a steep learning curve, he has really enjoyed the opportunity to represent the views of the local community.
“I am acutely aware of the effect of council rate and fee increases on household budgets and I always carefully consider the impact of these before making a decision.”
Mr Rodda said some of the highlights of his first term have been the added competition of flight passenger services provided by Virgin Australia Airlines, the new regional playground and adventure playground and the Split Rock to Barraba pipeline.
“Council can be a frustrating place, you are only one vote out of nine and unless you have the support of four others you can sometimes be a voice in the wilderness.”