Post by tuamkc on Jun 21, 2015 19:56:39 GMT 8
Today taming mutiara RA celebrated in a small scale the Chinese dumbling festival to commemorate the 5,000 year history of Chinese culture. A short briefing by John Leong, councillor MPKj, highlighted some interesting issues.
1. Parking issues. The parking issue is getting serious since UTAR moved into BSL effective 1 June 2015. Some six to seven thousand students invaded our community. They have taken all the parking lots available in the township, and this has affected businesses as proprietors are unable to find parking to open their shops for business every day.
Solving the parking issue is not simple. Anyone has any effective and creative idea is most welcome to share with the councillors who will help us to liaise with the local authorities to implement measures to solve the problem.
Someone shared with me that in S Korea, in some business districts, employees are not allowed to drive their vehicle to their workplace. They can park their vehicles at a designated car park about 2-3 km away and then take a shuttle bus to their workplace. That effective solve the parking problems in the business district.
Of course implementation takes political will and enforcement, and the support of the community if this were to happen in BSL. If priority is given to cycling as the mode of transport to make our business park a more environment friendly place, with great reduction in carbon emission, that will be a first in Malaysia.
2. RAs verses recalcitrant residents who refuse to pay for the security provided. Call them what you may, there are always some trouble makers in any community. Right now there is no law that protects the majority from the recalcitrant minority. Taking legal actions is not easy when tackling these recalcitrants. For the time being, compromise is the best solution. Residents have to be patient with the local authority, with the hope that it will soon come out with a new law that protects the interest of the majority. Having said that one cannot blame the majority’s sentiments for feeling the injustice of having to pay for the security benefits of those who do not pay. The need to resolve this issue has been long overdue, something like since decades ago.
The councillors have advised RA who built guardhouses in the gated community to apply for TOL from the local authority to legitimise the guarding and gating system. It is also a defence against fault-finding residents who want to find fault with the security system, and if they report to the local authority, the local authority may take action against the RA and require them to remove the boomgates and guardhouse if it is not on TOL! Then because of this one small fry, all have to suffer and the security system just breaks down. Such is the injustice to the majority (case: SL13).
3. Stray dog catching. Catching stray dogs require expertise. The dogs can disappear when the dog catchers arrive. Even more difficult is the fact that the dog catchers cannot treat the dog inhumanely as residents and animal lovers and activists may react with anger and post the problem to the social media.
4. Illegal stalls and businesses (especially car wash businesses). The local authority can come after the illegal business but with caution, because inside the local authority, there are “devils” protecting these businesses. There will be power play, but give the local authority the time needed to resolve them. Managing township is a tough act and the support of the local residents are vital in this whole engagement of building a livable city.
There are of course many, many more issues that cannot be resolved overnight.
If you have some thoughts, please share it here. Together we build a livable city concept in BSL.
1. Parking issues. The parking issue is getting serious since UTAR moved into BSL effective 1 June 2015. Some six to seven thousand students invaded our community. They have taken all the parking lots available in the township, and this has affected businesses as proprietors are unable to find parking to open their shops for business every day.
Solving the parking issue is not simple. Anyone has any effective and creative idea is most welcome to share with the councillors who will help us to liaise with the local authorities to implement measures to solve the problem.
Someone shared with me that in S Korea, in some business districts, employees are not allowed to drive their vehicle to their workplace. They can park their vehicles at a designated car park about 2-3 km away and then take a shuttle bus to their workplace. That effective solve the parking problems in the business district.
Of course implementation takes political will and enforcement, and the support of the community if this were to happen in BSL. If priority is given to cycling as the mode of transport to make our business park a more environment friendly place, with great reduction in carbon emission, that will be a first in Malaysia.
2. RAs verses recalcitrant residents who refuse to pay for the security provided. Call them what you may, there are always some trouble makers in any community. Right now there is no law that protects the majority from the recalcitrant minority. Taking legal actions is not easy when tackling these recalcitrants. For the time being, compromise is the best solution. Residents have to be patient with the local authority, with the hope that it will soon come out with a new law that protects the interest of the majority. Having said that one cannot blame the majority’s sentiments for feeling the injustice of having to pay for the security benefits of those who do not pay. The need to resolve this issue has been long overdue, something like since decades ago.
The councillors have advised RA who built guardhouses in the gated community to apply for TOL from the local authority to legitimise the guarding and gating system. It is also a defence against fault-finding residents who want to find fault with the security system, and if they report to the local authority, the local authority may take action against the RA and require them to remove the boomgates and guardhouse if it is not on TOL! Then because of this one small fry, all have to suffer and the security system just breaks down. Such is the injustice to the majority (case: SL13).
3. Stray dog catching. Catching stray dogs require expertise. The dogs can disappear when the dog catchers arrive. Even more difficult is the fact that the dog catchers cannot treat the dog inhumanely as residents and animal lovers and activists may react with anger and post the problem to the social media.
4. Illegal stalls and businesses (especially car wash businesses). The local authority can come after the illegal business but with caution, because inside the local authority, there are “devils” protecting these businesses. There will be power play, but give the local authority the time needed to resolve them. Managing township is a tough act and the support of the local residents are vital in this whole engagement of building a livable city.
There are of course many, many more issues that cannot be resolved overnight.
If you have some thoughts, please share it here. Together we build a livable city concept in BSL.