At its Ordinary Meeting on 22 November 2022, Council resolved to publicly exhibit draft amendments to Contributions Plan No. 6 – Extractive Industries ('CP6').
Contributions Plan No. 6 – Extractive Industries (CP6) enables Council to levy extractive industry operators within The Hills Shire for the cost of maintenance, repair and reconstruction works to Old Northern Road and Wisemans Ferry Road required as a result of damage caused by trucks associated with the haulage of extracted or processed materials.
Contributions collected under CP6 are required to be transferred from Council to Transport for NSW (TfNSW), which is the State Government authority responsible for undertaking the work program identified within the Plan. TfNSW regularly reviews the work program to ensure it is up to date and that funds received are being expended where needed.
The proposed amendments seek to include TfNSW's new five (5) year works program for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2027. The new works program has an estimated value of $14.1 million, of which $7.05 million will be funded using contributions collected under CP6. TfNSW is required to match (or exceed) Council's contribution from CP6, to ensure the entire works program is fully funded and delivered by TfNSW.
Other administrative amendments are also proposed including updates to legislative references and typographical corrections.
The draft amendments to CP6 are now on public exhibition and available for inspection on the 'Have your Say' Page of the Council's Website.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION PERIOD: Thursday, 1 December 2022 to Friday, 20 January 2023
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, 20 January 2023, 5.00 pm
