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1. The danger of even more traffic in this precinct cannot be overstated. If 39 additional residences are approved for this street, it is highly likely to significantly increase the risk of traffic accidents (and potential fatalities, given the speed at which cars drag up Sherbrook Ave towards Whitehorse Rd / Maroondah Hwy, from Madden St. Note: some children in families that have taken residence in the most recent new development in Heatherbrae Ave use the corner of Sherbrook Ave / Heatherbrae Ave as some sort of makeshift 'playground', doing loops on their bicycles at the intersection and I have footage of this. The risk is very real.)

   I also hold a letter from fifteen years ago, when my tenant wrote to Maroondah council about the dangers of turning out of Heatherbrae Ave (now Heatherbrae Ave East) into Sherbrook Ave. Cars parked close to the corners made visibility of oncoming traffic very poor. And fifteen years on, traffic has increased exponentially with the amount of development going on. The risks have naturally increased commensurate with the growth in local traffic.

   This is too many additional residences to approve in one part of Sherbrook Ave. It will drive up the risks of traffic accidents and possible fatalities. I submit that council should be giving serious consideration to these risks to the local community during the application process.

   On a personal note, as I occupy the corner property, my enjoyment of my own property will be compromised by this approval as well. As cars wait to turn into Sherbrook Ave, inching their cars forward to try and turn safely, I will be subject to further traffic noise with idling cars banked up to turn into Sherbrook Ave and/or impatient drivers tooting their car horns to agitate for risk-averse drivers to 'get a move on' and drive out into Sherbrook Ave. I have noticed this phenomenon already occurring and it stands to worsen with this additional 39 residences driving many cars up and down Sherbrook Ave.

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