You have learned from a news article that a real estate company is going to build a shopping centre near your home. However, you think that the shopping centre should not be built there. Write a letter to the city counsellor. In your letter, say how you have learned about the plan explain how it is going to negatively affect the residential area where you live say what you think the city council should do about it Write at least 150 words.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to draw your attention to the proposed shopping
centre
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New Horizon. I have learned the news from the newspaper City Times, that a real estate company is planning to build a new shopping complex in the heart of the Hougang residential
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where I have been living for the past 10 years. Since the shopping
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going to be inside our residential
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, am afraid it will ruin the peaceful environment that we are enjoying currently.
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, the shopping
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going to create more traffic on the road which will be detrimental for the elderly people staying in our residential place. On top of that, the shopping
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may consist of alcohol shops which will have a negative impact on the schools and religious temples nearby. I like to politely propose some suggestions for
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situation.
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of allowing the shopping
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to be inside the residential
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, it can be built somewhere outside Hougang Street or the entrance of the residential
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.
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way, the pollution, noise and other disturbances can be controlled leaving a balanced residential environment for the local residents. Thank you for your time. I hope you will consider my suggestion. Yours faithfully, Lakshmy
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task achievement
While your main ideas are generally clear, try to provide more specific examples and details to support your concerns about the shopping centre. This will help strengthen your argument and task response.
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Ensure you maintain a consistently formal tone throughout the letter. Avoid casual expressions and make sure your expressions are appropriately formal for the context.
coherence cohesion
You have created a good logical flow to your letter, but it would benefit from better connectivity between ideas. This includes making smoother transitions between paragraphs and using cohesive devices effectively.
coherence cohesion
You have used an appropriate greeting and closing. Always remember to use a formal salutation and complimentary close in formal letters.
coherence cohesion
Try to focus on one main idea per paragraph and fully develop it before moving on to the next. This helps the reader follow your argument more easily and improves the structure of your writing.
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