To the Proper Officer, I am strongly opposed to this application.
Some years ago a petition was tabled at a Council meeting, regarding lack of infrastructure/traffic congestion west of the Hawkesbury River.
The wish of over 4500 petitioners was that, there be no rezoning of land west of the River till infrastructure was in place to cater for the current situation. The majority of Councillors ignored the petition. Subsequently, ICAC made findings against a Councillor.
If this is not a rezoning, but a DA, then I am still strongly opposed for the same reason, traffic congestion and lack of infrastructure.
The intersection/pedestrian crossing, roundabout at Sunnyside Crescent and Grose Vale Road where users of the proposed 75 Childcare facility will enter and exit Grose Vale road is already congested, particularly for school drop off and pick up!
In that area, in addition, all within a approx 150 metres, we have Riverview Street, shopping centre, entry and exit on/off Grose Vale Road, traffic exiting and entering Charles street, on/off Grose Vale Road. traffic exiting and entering Elizabeth street, on/off Grose Vale Road, as well as the pedestrian crossing out side the North Richmond School.
The Redbank and in-fill development in North Richmond has added considerable traffic movements.
And. to make traffic congestion worse in and around the precinct, Governments are ignoring the community call for a by-pass of North Richmond.
The number of dwellings that have been built in the last 10 years west of the River that would normally use BLoR, Grose Vale Road and Terrace Road intersection must be published along with the number of housing lots yet to be built on in any report for approval or rejecting. To do otherwise would not be transparent. Michael Want 47 Pine Place Grose Vale.
