Armidale Regional Council general manager James Roncon said council welcomes the announcements this week of additional funding allocations from the federal and state governments.
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"Both of these funding programs are of great value to local government and help to ensure councils can deliver necessary projects that will have significant benefits to regional communities," Mr Roncon said.
On Wednesday, Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said the budget will provide an additional $23.7 million in the New England for the "highly successful" Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI) to deliver the local projects "that matter" to communities, while stimulating local economies.
"The Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program has been a huge benefit to our region so far, and the allocation of an additional $2,859,402 for the Armidale Regional local government area will help us continue to improve our infrastructure and roads," Mr Roncon said.
"Through delivering projects with this funding, we are taking steps to rebuilding our economy and improving the facilities available to the community."