Shoalhaven Business Chamber President Jemma Tribe said members had been frustrated with the recent behaviour of councillors during meetings.

"We wanted to take a positive angle with this though and get people to think about the fact there is twelve months to go and think about the sort of legacy councillors want to leave," Mrs Tribe said.

"We didn't want to point out any individuals or instances of behaviour.

"We want all councillors to commit to putting aside personalities and state and federal issues and stick to the local issues and get on with the job. "

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Mrs Tribe said the chamber had received a few responses so far and hope the questions get people thinking.

"They are serious questions we've put to them," she said.

"There is a limited time left and a lot still to do so hopefully they can keep this message top of mind."

The three questions posed to councillors were:

Mrs Tribe is concerned about the impact councillors' behaviour could have on people trying to engage with council.

"I think it is extremely frustrating, particularly people who maybe have just logged onto a live stream for one issue they're interested in and they find they have to get through hours and hours of personal attacks only to have the issue carried over to another meeting.

"It is also extremely frustrating for the business community who have invested time and money into projects only to see them delayed further and further."

Key issues the Shoalhaven Business Chamber wants council to work on over the next 12 months is development of the riverfront, improving the Nowra CBD and building roads to relieve congestion.

"We're not naive to the challenges.

"There is a lot of planning to be done and it means getting support from the state government as well, but they do require a lot of attention, planning and working together for councillors."

There is lots of community interest in improving the Nowra CBD, including from the business chamber.

"A lot of stakeholders are involved in the CBD and council are a great conduit to connecting all of the stakeholders and taking steps from there.

"There are basic steps from the CBD Masterplan that could be implemented - flags for example as wayfinders into the CBD.

"Lots of tourists passing through don't realise the CBD is even there, they think Stocklands is all we've got.

"Lots of other measure need to be considered but it will take focus and willpower to do it."

Over a dozen prominent business owners put their name to the letter including David Goodman from Crescent Home Designs, John Lamont from Nowra Chemicals, Phil Guy from South Coast Building Consultants, Catherine Shields from South Coast Escapes, Tony Emery from Soil Co, Bodhan Brumerskyj from ICU Security, Elspeth Finney from Shoalhaven Family Law, Anna Finch from Shoalhaven Professional Business Association, Norm Mogg from On Line Recruitment, Raj Ray from Silos Estate, Hayley Byrne from Uniting, Renee Knight from Care South, Ory Purhonen from Webics, Brendan Goddard from Macey Insurance and Alison Henry from Wild Tribe.