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1. It appears that the parking impact study has glossed over the fact that this street is a dead end with little available street parking.
   When vehicles park either side of this street at kerb level there is only room for 1 car to navigate past. Local residents have tried to overcome this problem by parking on the grass verge.
   Also the fact that there is a 26 villa complex at end of the street (7 Gundagai Place) has not been mentioned - only that it is in the area of "medium density" housing.
   This area is definitely not suited to boarding house type accommodation as indicated in this DA mainly due to limited parking and narrow street and also that a 2 level construction will cast shadow on next door house, and villa complex behind on western side.

2. Having read the letter of response dated 26 February 2020 from the traffic management consultant it is evident that the response and report still ignores the fact that a 26 villa complex is located at the end of the very narrow cul de sac. This number of dwellings creates a steady traffic flow throughout most days. Not the 26 number quoted in the response.
   The response letter states incorrectly that there is "ample parking in Gundagai Place" where in actual fact the small cul de sac is quite often "parked out" by overflow vehicles from adjacent business properties i.e. Physiotherapy premises / health consultancies on both corners of the intersection with West High Street.
   The paragraph in the response letter states that "in the instance of 2 vehicles being parked on either side of Gundagai Place effectively reducing the width....etc." underplays the actual narrowness of the road. If in fact 2 vehicles park either side of Gundagai Place any garbage trucks or emergency vehicle e.g. fire engine or ambulance, would be unable to pass through the narrow section of roadway left between the vehicles. If this proposed development is approved by Council, then it is suggested that Council will have to create parking bays into the existing roadside grass verges/reserves to avoid congested parking and the subsequent traffic hazards. The cost of this type of extra roadworks should be borne by the developer.

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