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CONSTRUCTION OF CONTROVERSIAL COLUMBARIUM UNDER WAY DESPITE MP PROMISING DIALOGUE
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2 Jan 2015 - 8:59pm
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The above is a photo of the site for the planned columbarium to be integrated into a Chinese temple at Fernvale, Sengkang West.
According to a resident who took the photo, construction work appears to be starting.
This is taking place even as the PAP MP Lam Pin Min says he is holding a dialogue with residents on the issue.
What is the point of the dialogue if the authorities have already decided to go ahead - regardless of residents' concerns and feedback on the lack of transparency of HDB and URA on the whole process?
Temasek Review
*Article first appeared on https://www.facebook.com/Temasek0Review/photos/a.181409655245691.55639.1... (https://www.facebook.com/Temasek0Review/photos/a.181409655245691.55639.181333458586644/767668486619802/?type=1)
Background story:
Residents who bought BTO flats in Sengkang West were shocked to recently find that a Columbarium would be included in the development where the original BTO brochure said a Chinese Temple would be built.
Many residents cried foul as they did not want to stay near a resting place for the dead and they were also afraid that it would affect their housing prices and resale potential.
For many, they were not made aware of the plan and admission that a Columbarium may be included in the area was only written in the super fine print and notes not made obvious in the brochure.
Following the outcry, PAP MP Lam Pin Min who is the MP for the affected area, explained that he would be holding a dialogue with residents and address their concerns.
However, if the picture above really shows the start of a construction site, it seems that any dialogue would just be a persuasion session.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?197046-Construction-of-controversial-columbarium-under-way-despite-mp-promising-dialogue&goto=newpost).
CONSTRUCTION OF CONTROVERSIAL COLUMBARIUM UNDER WAY DESPITE MP PROMISING DIALOGUE
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2 Jan 2015 - 8:59pm
http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/10891784_767668486619802_3570460168840804531_n.jpg ?itok=L1wTiOfS (http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/field/image/10891784_767668486619802_3570460168840804531_n.jpg )
The above is a photo of the site for the planned columbarium to be integrated into a Chinese temple at Fernvale, Sengkang West.
According to a resident who took the photo, construction work appears to be starting.
This is taking place even as the PAP MP Lam Pin Min says he is holding a dialogue with residents on the issue.
What is the point of the dialogue if the authorities have already decided to go ahead - regardless of residents' concerns and feedback on the lack of transparency of HDB and URA on the whole process?
Temasek Review
*Article first appeared on https://www.facebook.com/Temasek0Review/photos/a.181409655245691.55639.1... (https://www.facebook.com/Temasek0Review/photos/a.181409655245691.55639.181333458586644/767668486619802/?type=1)
Background story:
Residents who bought BTO flats in Sengkang West were shocked to recently find that a Columbarium would be included in the development where the original BTO brochure said a Chinese Temple would be built.
Many residents cried foul as they did not want to stay near a resting place for the dead and they were also afraid that it would affect their housing prices and resale potential.
For many, they were not made aware of the plan and admission that a Columbarium may be included in the area was only written in the super fine print and notes not made obvious in the brochure.
Following the outcry, PAP MP Lam Pin Min who is the MP for the affected area, explained that he would be holding a dialogue with residents and address their concerns.
However, if the picture above really shows the start of a construction site, it seems that any dialogue would just be a persuasion session.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?197046-Construction-of-controversial-columbarium-under-way-despite-mp-promising-dialogue&goto=newpost).