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Why we don't want Woolworths by Mark Cochrane

The railway site proposed for the new supermarket is patently unsuitable as it sits in the middle of a residential area; established homes in quiet streets. The impact of a supermarket with delivery trucks, large volumes of car traffic, night security lighting, noise from refrigeration plants (all night) and the visual eyesore of this facility is very significant. It would be fair to estimate a decrease in the value of these homes by anything up to 20%, 50 homes x say $400,000 x 20% = $4,000,000!