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1. Construction of this 12 story tower alongside the Parramatta River is a mistake. It sets a few dangerous precedents.
   1/. Destruction of views. While Meadowbank is the poster child for overdevelopment, it does conform to a pattern: Building heights are restricted to 2 stories along the river with heights increasing progressively to 10 stories up the valley. Everyone enjoys a view. This new building slaps 12 stories virtually on the riverbank. This is not fair to both future developments and the thousands of current apartment residents.

   2/. Unsuited to park and harbour surrounds. The site is precious. It's the (only) river gateway into Ryde. This tower, built on a small peninsula, alongside a bridge risks becoming our version of the much derided Blues Point Towers. That controversial apartment block tower was mistakenly positioned by a park, by the water. Are we making the same mistake with this tower development? There is a reason why no towers have been built this close to the river since Blues Point.
   (Okay, Barangaroo/CBD excepted).

   3/. People environment compromised due to scale of development.
   A large number of people now enjoy Meadowbank parks. For the grass, playgrounds, tall trees, walkways, cycle trails, (etc). All the good stuff. And maybe to escape the concrete jungle that Meadowbank residents now live in.
   Unfortunately this tower creates: Wind, shadows, intimidating high buildings, and adds to the over development.
   Please scale this over development back

   [Apologies to all for length]

2. I strongly object to this development. I strongly objected when it was with council before it went to yet another panel designed to circumvent the council so that developers can make more money. Everyone is aware of the findings of the GSC on Infrastructure in the area, so where is the additional infrastructure that would allow for a development like this to proceed?

   Let's face it though, this will with 99% certainty get approved with some minor changes to make the panel seem relevant and within 5 years those serviced apartments will be sold as residential. Infrastructure in Meadowbank will still be a disaster and Ryde will be permanently grid locked. Nobody will be held accountable and the residents will just continue to suffer.

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