AS SEPTEMBER elections approach, Maria Hitchcock has announced her candidacy for Armidale Regional Council.
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The Armidale Regional Ratepayers Association chair said she has been immersed in local council affairs for some time.
“[The] Armidale region has enormous potential for growth and we are on the cusp of some significant developments,” Ms Hitchcock said.
“I have decided that I wish to be part of the decision-making team to take this region forward towards new prosperity.
“We do not wish to return to the days of almost negative growth and a depressed commercial sector which Armidale Dumaresq experienced over the past few years.”
Ms Hitchcock said she will focus on three pillars – agriculture, education and commerce.
She is a member of the Regional Growth Advisory Committee and the Environmental Sustainability Committee.