Nothing to loos

AS A Lynbrook local I wish to request that toilets be included in the construction of Lynbrook Rail Station.
Our station has homes directly across the road from it, on both sides, and locals can expect to be unnecessarily burdened and disturbed continually by commuters constantly requesting to use peoples home toilet facilities, as is the case at many other similarly designed rail stations.
Drunk and boisterous commuters do terrorise residents when refused access to home facilities, and this would be one way to minimise this unwanted harassment.
I would also ask Transport Minister Terry Mulder to also please consider the parents of toddlers etc who often unexpectedly require toilet facilities.
Another issue, directly related, is the fear of hoons and dangerous behavior by non-locals who will undoubtedly travel to use our station.
A Lynbrook rail station car park permit system would stop this and operate easily with locals simply showing their rates notice or similar at a Casey customer service centre, to be issued with a permit allowing only local residents to park at the station, and no-one else.
Similar precautions will also need to be introduced to stop cars parking around the station in our local streets, to avoid similar problems as experienced at nearby Merinda Park rail station and other stations.
Imagine not having your bin emptied because access to them was blocked by commuters cars in our streets. Also imagine noise of cars coming and going from first to last train. No thank you.
Council by-laws could then patrol the station car park and surrounds to monitor parking via a permit system.
It is fantastic the State Government has finally delivered the project, but it should be for local use only, as it is a local station.
Those living close to the station need assurances and measures put in place to minimise any disturbance to their lifestyle and amenity. We’re all looking forward to the station, in fact I lobbied for it along with our entire suburb, but the job is not yet done.
Mr Mulder, I am sure you agree that area amenities need to be protected. I look forward to a solution brokered between your department and the local council to ensure our station has full facilities and locals protected from the unecessary burden of noise and inconvenience of non residents taking up the small number of space at the station car parks.
The population of Lynbrook and Lyndhurst will need to travel by car to access our station, and need to be assured of a car park. Locals living near the station, need measures put in place to ensure their property values and lifestyle are not negatively impacted upon.
Steve Beardon,
Lynbrook.