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1. We are alarmed by the proposed development of a 3 story apartment block at 16 Scofield Street. We are residents of Dactyl Rd which is local to Scofield street. We do not wish to see a high density housing development like this, go forward. Apart from the loss of the garden suburban character of this area, which is a very real and major concern, increased density living will result in:

   * Loss of open space
   * Loss of vegetation
   * Increased traffic
   * Increased noise
   * Increased congestion
   * Parking issues (while residents may have parking under the building, where do their visitors).

   The above listed concerns are real issues for residents like us who are local to this proposed development. We moved to Moorabbin as it is a quiet, sleepy garden suburb with lots of space and park area and is ideal for a young family like ours. Allowing development of high density living so close to us, destroys all these attributes and will result in our family moving away from Moorabbin.

   Approval of this proposal would clearly indicate that Councils' emphasis is on providing a fast housing option to allow for population growth and that the needs of current residents in this electorate are very secondary, if not unimportant.

   We trust that you will consider our comments, and comments from others like us, and will decide not to go ahead with the development of a 3 storey apartment block on Schofield street Moorabbin.

2. We neglected to add that safety is also a major concern for us. As parents of 3 young children who, like most children in the area frequent the park on Linton st, which is around the corner from Schofield st, we are concerned about the implications of increased traffic that would be associated with 19 new apartments. The sizeably increased local traffic would be a risk to the many young children who travel to and from the park each week, as well as the risk to children retrieving balls and other play items that have accidentally gone out of the park.

   We really hope this development does not go ahead.

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