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1. Can the council please ensure that laneways are not being used as primary access roads.

   Umina laneways are becoming extremely dangerous for residents using the laneways and for residents in their backyards.

   Just yesterday a Ute was seen speeding down a laneway and fishtailed on the gravel around a corner narrowly missing the corner fence of a backyard with children playing.

   There are no safety measures in place for these laneways which are increasingly relied on a main access streets.

   The end result is making backyards and homes at risk and the area very dangerous for residents who have no safety zone or buffers between themselves in their yards/houses and cars, trucks etc doing 50-60km+ an hour on narrow gravel laneways.

   Laneways are also becoming clogged with cars parking adjacent to fences. Again make the area extremely dangerous and extremely clogged. The laneways are not designed or built for this kind of use and will the council take responsibility when an accident happens? Because insurers maybe able to question whether policies are relevant to these issues being created.

   Overuse of the gravel laneways is also causing problems with excessive dust from the gravel.

   Council has caused these serious problems with very poor planning and regulations. This is not healthy for the elderly residents nor for young children or asthmatics.

   Council needs to do better for the residents of Umina and Ettalong.

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